Manchester, New Hampshire, Addressing Student-On-Faculty Violence

The New Hampshire Union Leader (5/3, Brooks) reports from Manchester that the city is looking to address student-on-faculty violence, noting that "more than half" of the roughly "450 claims for worker's compensation in 2008 and 2009" were tied to such incidents. "About a decade ago, the district made a push to teach faculty members what to do when a student becomes aggressive," but funding for such training was discontinued "several years ago," and "since then, the number of instructors certified to teach violence prevention methods has dwindled." However, the training has been reintroduced at one school, where according to one administrator, "the kids are responding."