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Committee hears support for House Bill 1919 to protect educators injured by student behavior
Summary
Union and educators told the House Education Committee that injuries from student behavior are forcing experienced teachers out of high‑need classrooms and urged lawmakers to pass House Bill 1919 to ensure injured school employees can recover without losing pay or benefits.
Aaron Chapin, president of the Pennsylvania State Education Association and a middle‑school teacher, told the House Education Committee that injuries from student behavior — including hitting, biting and incidents that have led to classroom evacuations — are becoming more frequent and severe, causing concussions, emergency‑room visits and extended medical leaves.
"They're not walking away from this profession. They're walking away from high risk classrooms," Chapin said, describing conversations he held with educators across the state. Chapin said delayed…
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