Someone I know taught at a public school in Birmingham, AL. One of the students was out on parole for armed robbery, another would expose himself to the class, her purse was stolen. IIRC, one student brought a gun to class.
She quit, lest she end up like this poor woman, and the State of Alabama yanked her teaching certificate for two years for breaking her contract.
She was quite happy to take a job that paid less as a secretary for a private company.
I had a student tell me he had a deer plug with my name on it. I wonder what the little hooligan is up to these days?