Bullying of Teachers Pervasive in Many Schools [View all]

[Reader Rabbit]

http://neatoday.org/2012/05/16/bullying-of-teachers-pervasive-in-many-schools/

Workplace bullying is on the rise. About a third of American workers have been impacted by bullying in the workplace, either as a target or as witness to abusive behavior against a co-worker. Unfortunately, it’s even more prevalent in the field of education. In a recent survey of medium-sized school districts, 25 percent of employees reported that they had been bullied.

I suspect that the actual percentage is way more than 25%. If my district is any indicator, there are a lot of teachers and classified staff out there being treated like crap who are too worried about retaliation to do or say anything.

I'm glad NEA has acknowledged this, but they don't seem to be doing a heck of a lot about it. My local union officials seem more interested in buddying up to the district bigwigs and working "with" them than they do in protecting their members. It's more than a little frustrating.