Special education staff face higher injury risks due to staffing shortages, report finds.

Special education staff face higher risks of injury from students due to staffing shortages, according to a report by Texas Public Radio. A recent federal survey found these positions the hardest to fill, and a study showed special education teachers are nearly three times more likely to be physically assaulted compared to general educators. In San Antonio, the death of a special education aide highlighted unsafe conditions in schools struggling with insufficient staff.

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