77 Percent: Bullied Students

Let's learn how to put a stop to it.

by Edutopia Staff

77 Percent
Credit: Edutopia

Percentage of students who have been bullied mentally, verbally, or physically in school. Of those, one out of seven suffered severe reactions to the abuse, from a strong emotional need to seek revenge to lasting scars from physical fights.

For advice on how to handle bullying at school, check out www.safeyouth.org.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice

This article was also published in Edutopia Magazine, December 2005


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