Statistics:
- It is estimated that 160,000 children miss school every day due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students.
- American schools harbor approximately 2.1 million bullies and 2.7 million of their victims.
- 1 in 7 Students in Grades K-12 is either a bully or a victim of bullying.
- 56% of students have personally witnessed some type of bullying at school.
- 15% of all school absenteeism is directly related to fears of being bullied at school.
- 71% of students report incidents of bullying as a problem at their school.
- 282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month.
- 90% of 4th through 8th graders report being victims of bullying
- 54% of students said witnessing physical abuse at home can lead to violence in school.
- According to bullying statistics, 1 out of every 10 students who drops out of school does so because of repeated bullying.
-Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year.
-1 in 4 teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and will only intervene 4 percent of the time.
-Over two-thirds of students believe that schools respond poorly to bullying, with a high percentage of students believing that adult help is infrequent and ineffective.
-1 out 10 students drop out of school because of repeated bullying.
-Physical bullying increases in elementary school, peaks in middle school and declines in high school. Verbal abuse, on the other hand, remains constant.
-Nearly 9 out of 10 LGBT youth reported being verbally harassed at school in the past year because of their sexual orientation
• Nearly half (44.1%) reported being physically harassed
• About a quarter (22.1%) reported being physically assaulted.
• Nearly two-thirds (60.8%) experienced harassment or assault never reported the incident to the school
• Of those who did report the incident, nearly one-third (31.1%) said the school staff did nothing in response
- American schools harbor approximately 2.1 million bullies and 2.7 million of their victims.
- 1 in 7 Students in Grades K-12 is either a bully or a victim of bullying.
- 56% of students have personally witnessed some type of bullying at school.
- 15% of all school absenteeism is directly related to fears of being bullied at school.
- 71% of students report incidents of bullying as a problem at their school.
- 282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month.
- 90% of 4th through 8th graders report being victims of bullying
- 54% of students said witnessing physical abuse at home can lead to violence in school.
- According to bullying statistics, 1 out of every 10 students who drops out of school does so because of repeated bullying.
-Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year.
-1 in 4 teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and will only intervene 4 percent of the time.
-Over two-thirds of students believe that schools respond poorly to bullying, with a high percentage of students believing that adult help is infrequent and ineffective.
-1 out 10 students drop out of school because of repeated bullying.
-Physical bullying increases in elementary school, peaks in middle school and declines in high school. Verbal abuse, on the other hand, remains constant.
-Nearly 9 out of 10 LGBT youth reported being verbally harassed at school in the past year because of their sexual orientation
• Nearly half (44.1%) reported being physically harassed
• About a quarter (22.1%) reported being physically assaulted.
• Nearly two-thirds (60.8%) experienced harassment or assault never reported the incident to the school
• Of those who did report the incident, nearly one-third (31.1%) said the school staff did nothing in response