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At elevated rates compared to pre-2020. Federal and state surveys since 2021 have documented sustained increases in threats and harassment against teachers, school staff, librarians, and administrators. Drivers include curriculum disputes, COVID-era policy disagreements, book-challenge campaigns, and individual parent grievances. Both the NEA and federal monitoring report the increase is real and not regional.

Two main pieces. (1) Your name is public — it's on the school's website, in district directories, and often in parent communications. (2) Brokers attach your home address to your name in seconds. The combination — name + address + "teacher at X school" — is the targeting kit. Removing the address piece is the most impactful action.

For most teachers, no — most school-staff harassment plays out at the school itself, in emails, and at school-board meetings. The home-address attack is more common at the upper end of visibility (superintendents, controversial-policy advocates, teachers in high-profile cases). The home-address removal is most valuable as pre-emptive insurance, not because every teacher will be doxxed.

Some do — usually after an incident. Most districts have no proactive support for teacher privacy, though several state teachers' unions have started offering members data-removal services as benefits. Worth asking your union or HR. Independent action through Delist is the only path that doesn't depend on district support.

Yes. Family plans cover spouse, adult children, and other household members. Brokers link records by shared address, so removing only your data leaves your home exposed through a family member's profile. The household is the unit of protection.