HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - In an exclusive survey done in partnership between WFSB and the Connecticut Education Association, teachers expressed concerns about the levels of anxiety they’re seeing in the children they teach.

The challenges of teaching can be overwhelming. Nearly 98% of teachers say stress and burnout are very serious or somewhat serious problems.

They say one of those challenges is navigating the mental well being of their students.

Although student anxiety is not new, it is becoming more common and affecting students at increasingly younger ages.

“I’m a sixth-grade teacher, so I’m the transition into the secondary world for a lot of these kids. And the number of students who come to me from the elementary level with anxiety just keeps growing,” said Jason Ghidini, a So

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