COLUMBIA – A Gallup poll found teachers are tied with nurses for the most stressful occupation in America. Stress can trickle down on their students, leading to disruptive behavior that results in student suspensions. One of those overburdened teachers is University of Missouri graduate Jennifer Lloyd, a high school English teacher. She has noticed how perceptive her students are to her mood. “If I come into class from a rough meeting or a stressful morning and I bring those feelings into the classroom environment, the kids notice,” Lloyd said. “Sometimes, they will give that negative energy right back to me and we all end up having a bad day.” To examine the impact of teacher burnout on student behavior outcomes, Lloyd’s sister, Colleen Eddy, a doctoral student in the MU College of Education, and her colleagues with the Missouri Prevention Science Institute, conducted teacher surveys and classroom observations in nine Missouri elementary schools. They found when teachers are…