The Spring Spiral: Why Student Behavior Escalates This Time of Year and What Trauma-Informed Teachers Can Do About It

If something in your classroom has shifted this spring, you are not imagining it. Every year, as the final weeks of school approach, student behavior escalates in ways that can feel sudden, personal, and exhausting. It is not random, and it is not your fault. It has a name, a neuroscience, and a trauma-informed response.