During the 2021 school year, a survey of over 15,000 educators found that nearly 30 percent of teachers and 40 percent of administrators had been threatened with violence. No, not from the students, but from parents. Educator Kelly Treleaven saw this trend firsthand, noticing that a surprising number of parents began to see teachers as an enemy. She named them jackhammer parents. They are relentless, loud, destructive, and powered by fear.
