The sound of a classroom door slamming and the rigid feel of the ambulance stretcher on her back are the only things Sheri Wooldridge remembers about January 2024 – the month she was attacked by one of her students at Colerain High School. The student punched Wooldridge over a dozen times in the head, she learned, leaving her with a severe brain bleed. If the bleeding had reached her brain stem, she says, "I would have been a vegetable." Wooldridge, 63, never went back to her classroom. Supported by paid leave, she said she has "no desire" to ever return to teaching. Wooldridge's story is emblematic of the teacher assaults dilemma – a trend that appears to be growing in Kentucky and Ohio public schools, prompting new legislation in both states. When a teacher is assaulted, who should be held accountable? The administration tasked with supporting that teacher, the lawmakers who dictate the district's authority and the student at risk of losing their right to an education could all b...