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Bullying Facts

Look at the latest facts concerning bullying. Scary!

According to the U.S. Department of Education:

  • 8 out of 10 students report being bullied during their school days.
  • 160,000 students miss school every day due to fear of being picked on or beaten up by a bully.
  • Approximately 2 out of 10 students are scared throughout the school day.
  • 58% have not told their parents about an online bullying incident.
  • 56% of students have personally witnessed some type of bullying at school.
  • 42% of students have bullied online; 1 in 4 had it happen more than once.
  • 21% of students received mean or threatening e-mail or other messages.

We ALL need to take responsibility and report bullying when we see it or communicate to school administrators and teachers.

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