a first year teacher has rights

What happens when a teacher feels unsafe in her own classroom?  How are teachers protected? What are my rights?  So often we hear about unsafe classroom situations from the student's perspective- bullying, old and beat up classroom furniture, school shootings... I've yet to read a newspaper article or watch a segment on the nightly news about the abusive and unsafe conditions created by students and inflicted on their teacher.

I am by no means a weak person.  I've been referred to once or twice as a cold-hearted snake, and I like it.  As a single woman living in the city I have to have some kind of fortification around myself to protect my most prized possession, my heart.   I'm left scratching my head at the immense lengths government and the DOE (Department of Education) goes to protect the children, but leave their teachers vulnerable and with no shield, no protection.  

I wrote an email last night, a cry for help, to my administration because I felt myself unraveling again as I'm dealing with students practicing uncivil disobedience towards me and my class.  On an almost daily basis I'm berated, glared at, disrespected, and verbally and emotionally abused. Why is it that when I mention this administration that I'm left to sort out my problems on my own, but that students are given the opportunity to speak, to be heard, and to helped. 

There are 23 days left of the semester for the seniors and I'm throwing in the towel.  At my school special education teachers are paired with the general education teachers.  I've offered my general education position to the special education teacher because I don't want my bitterness, ill feelings, and apathy to be felt by the students.  

What's the fallback plan for a teacher?  What positions can I apply for with my skill sets and degree?   Below are the bill of rights that I'm crafting for first year teachers.  Feel free to add to the bill or rights. 

A first year teacher has the right to pick/appeal their program if they feel that their given program is too demanding, unrealistic, or unfairly given to them because they are new

A first year teacher has the right to stand up for themselves if they feel abused by school or students without fear of repercussions

A first year teacher has the right to have more personal and sick days (just their first year) to help speedy recovery and to help alleviate stress

A first year teacher has the right to mess up 

A first year teacher has the right to go out in the middle of the week and not feel guilty or overwhelmed by work

A first year teacher has rights.