[Caitlyn]

I experience compassion fatigue when a classroom is understaffed especially when it is understaffed compared to the number of students on special behavior plans. I think most of the time, when a classroom is resourced in the right way and there can be teacher checkins and teachers can step away from a challenging emotional situation when they are feeling overwhelmed there is a good balance. Another factor could be if there are other areas of life where a teacher is overextended in terms of compassion.