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IN THE U.S., 160,000 STUDENTS MISS SCHOOL EACH DAY TO AVOID BEING BULLIED.
It is a major cause for concern
for parents around the world. It has been proven that children who grow up being bullied have
developmental issues. These acts of violence not only cause physical harm, but emotional harm in
all aspects of a child's life. The effects may not be seen now, but are almost always projected into the
future of every young child's life. So before you're too quick to ignore bullying, look at these facts:
6 OUT OF 10
AMERICAN TEENAGERS
WITNESS BULLYING
AT LEAST ONCE A DAY.
– PACER Center
CYBERBULLIES
ARE TWICE AS
L IKELY TO BE
GIRLS
INSTANT MESSAGING
IS THE MOST
COMMONLY USED TOOL
FOR
CYBERBULLIES.
42
%
of children have
been bullied while
online. 1 in 4 have
had it happen more
than once.
– i-SAFE survey
NEARLY NINE
OUT OF TEN LGBT
YOUTH REPORTED
BEING VERBALLY
HARASSED AT
SCHOOL BECAUSE
OF THEIR SEXUAL
ORIENTATION.
– Gay, Lesbian and
Straight Education
Network 2007 National
School Climate Survey
IF ONE PERSON WATCHING A BULLYING
SITUATION SAYS,
“STOP IT,”
HALF THE
TIME, THE BULLYING WILL STOP.
HARASSMENT AND
BULLYING HAVE
BEENLINKEDTO75%
OF SCHOOL-SHOOTING
INCIDENTS,
INCLUDINGCOLUMBINE.
– U.S. Secret Service
Report, May 2002
STUDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO
EXPERIENCE BULLYING FROM
INDIVIDUALS THAN GROUPS.
60
percent
of those
characterized as
BULLIES
in grades 6 through 9 will
have at least one
CRIMINAL CONVICTION
by age
24
– Bureau of Justice Statistics-School
Crime and Safety