Sask. teachers detail violent classroom incidents [Video]

Chairs thrown across the classroom, destroyed equipment and violent outbursts from students are just some of the working realities for Saskatchewan teachers.

A woman named Shelby was working as a first-year teacher in Saskatoon last March when she was attacked by a student as she approached a commotion in the hallway during recess.

Shelby says a Grade 7 student began punching and kicking her repeatedly. She says it took multiple staff members to pull the student off her and restrain them.

When first responders arrived, Shelby was taken to hospital to be treated for a severe concussion, a broken nose and multiple bruises.

“I stayed in a state of shock for about a month. I wasn’t really able to process what had happened or how severe it was,” she said during a news conference Wednesday.

Shelby didn’t return to work for 27 days. She tried to reintegrate herself into her …