Bullying

“Kids and parents must know all about bullying before they become victims-or bullies.”

Bullying Statistics

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Thirty percent (30%) of U.S. students in grades six through ten are involved in moderate or frequent bullying-as bullies, victims or both.

Bullying is increasingly viewed as an important contribution to youth violence, including homicide and suicide. Case studies of the shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado and other U.S. schools have suggested that bullying was a factor in many of these incidents.

One of four children is bullied. The U.S. Justice Department states that, during the next month, one of every four kids will be abused by another youth. One of five kids admits to being a bully, or doing some “bullying.”

Surveys show that 77% of students are bullied mentally, verbally and physically.

Eight percent of students miss one day of class per month for fear of bullies.

Forty-three percent fear harassment in school bathrooms.

A poll of teens, ages 12-17, proved that they think violence increased at their schools.

More than 280,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month.

Playground statistics: Every seven minutes a child is bullied. Adults intervene four percent of the time, peers, 11% and no interventions, 85%.

School crime and safety: 46% of males and 26% of females reported that they had been in physical fights. (U. S. Bureau of Justice Statistics)

Thirty-two percent of parents fear for their child’s physical safety at school. Thirty-nine percent of parents, with a child in grade six or higher, are more likely to say they fear for their child’s safety. Twenty-two percent of parents whose children are in grade five or lower fear for their child’s safety. (”Parents Not Overly Concerned About School Environments for Their Children,” Gallup News Service)

Research shows that those who bully and are bullied appear to be at greatest risk of experiencing the following: loneliness, trouble making friends, lack of success in school and involvement in problem behaviors, such as smoking and drinking. (Addressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)

Seventy-four percent of 8- to 11-year-old students said teasing and bullying occur at their schools. (Talking With Kids About Tough Issues: A National Survey of Parents and Kids, Kaiser Family Foundation and Nickelodeon)