Teachers are key in the fight against domestic violence

Teachers are key in the fight against domestic violence

During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, very few people’s first thoughts are about teachers. They should be. I spent more than 30 years in the classroom as a teacher and I saw how domestic violence intruded on the classroom in so many different ways. Around three-quarters of our nation’s K-12 teachers are women, and women are much more likely to experience domestic violence than men. According to the CDC, 41 percent of women have reported expe…