Bullying Facts
1. Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year.
2. 1 in 4 teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and will only intervene 4 percent of the time.
3. Approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying.
4. 56 percent of students have personally witnessed some type of bullying at school.
5. 90 percent of 4th through 8th graders report being victims of bullying
6. 1 out 10 students drop out of school because of repeated bullying.
7. Harassment and bullying have been linked to 75 percent of school-shooting incidents.
8. Physical bullying increases in elementary school, peaks in middle school and declines in high school. Verbal abuse, on the other hand, remains constant.
9. A 2009 survey found that 9 out of 10 LGBT youth reported being verbally harassed at school in the past year because of
their sexual orientation.
10. 15% of students bully regularly or are victims of bullies
11. Bullies identified by age eight are six times more likely to be convicted of a crime by age twenty-four and five times more
likely than non-bullies to end up with serious criminal records by the age of thirty.
12. Students reported that 71% of the teachers or other adults in the classroom ignored bullying incidents.
13. Aggressive behavior is learned early and becomes resistant to change if it persists beyond age eight.
14. Bullying can have devastating long term effects on its victims.
15. Among students of all ages, homicide perpetrators were found to be twice as likely as homicide victims to have been bullied previously by their peers.
16. Suicide continues to be one of the leading causes of death among children under the age of 14. Bullycide is a term used
to describe suicide as the result of bullying. There is a strong connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide, according to a new study from the Yale School of Medicine. Suicide rates are continuing to grow among adolescents, and have grown more than 50 percent in the past 30 years.
References:
1. http://www.dosomething.org;
2. http:// www.bullyingstatistics.org
Support Services for Bullying Victims
United States:
PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center (http://www.pacer.org/bullying/): Founded in 2006, the Center unites, engages and educates communities nationwide to address bullying through creative, relevant and interactive resources. PACER offers digital-based resources for parents, schools, teens and youth, including:
• PACER.org/Bullying: This is the portal page for parents and educators to access bullying resources, which include educational toolkits,
awareness toolkits, contest ideas, promotional products and more.
• PACERTeensAgainstBullying: Created by and for teens, this website is a place for middle and high school students to find ways to address bullying, to take action, to be heard, and to own an important social cause.
• PACERKidsAgainstBullying: A creative, innovative and educational website designed for elementary school students to learn about
bullying prevention, engage in activities and be inspired to take action.
Kid Power (http://www.kidpower.org):
Bullying prevention resources and solutions for protecting children, teens, and adults. Also has a link in Spanish.
Stop Bullying (http://www.stopbullying.gov/):
This website was put together by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. It includes “webisodes” that portray hypothetical bullying situations, with questions at the end. Also has a link in Spanish.
Bully Free Kids (http://www.bullyfreekids.com):
They offer daily “Bully Free Living” tips, which provide concise advice about how to improve one’s self-esteem.
Australia:
Bullying. No Way! (http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au/):
A user-friendly, interactive website for kids, parents, teachers, and whole school communities.
Dealing with Bullying (http://www.bullying.com.au/):
A great website for kids, parents, teachers, and the whole community, with an emphasis on action-based measures to halt bullying.
Canada:
Bullying.org (http://www.bullying.org):
Canada’s original bullying website, now sponsored by the Family Chanel and BBI Internet. The site
uses different media – writing, drawing, music film, and poetry – to educate children about bullying. A finalist for the Stockholm Challenge Awards in 2001, it has been called one of the best web sites in the world for children.
Kids Help Phone (http://www.kidshelpphone.ca):
Kids Help Phone maintains a website called “Let’s Talk About Bullying.” Contains a page for adults with links to resources about bullying.
United Kingdom:
Bullying UK (http://www.bullying.co.uk/):
A comprehensive, anti-bullying website that provides advice to parents, kids, teachers, and youth leaders. It has resources for both the bullied and the bully.
Anti-Bullying Network (http://www.antibullying.net):
This Scottish website contains great information on bullying related to school communities and the consequences of this bullying.
Beatbullying (http://www.beatbullying.org/):
A kid-led, kid-authored organization dedicated to creating “a society where bullying is unacceptable.”
International:
Kid Power (http://www.kidpower.org):
Bullying prevention resources and solutions for protecting children, teens, and adults. They have active centers in North and South America, Western Europe, India, Vietnam, and New Zealand, as well as many affiliates.
International Bullying Prevention Association (http://www.stopbullyingworld.com):
The mission of the International Bullying Prevention Association is to support and enhance quality research based bullying prevention principles and practices in order to achieve a safe school climate, healthy work environment, good citizenship and civic responsibility.
2. 1 in 4 teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and will only intervene 4 percent of the time.
3. Approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying.
4. 56 percent of students have personally witnessed some type of bullying at school.
5. 90 percent of 4th through 8th graders report being victims of bullying
6. 1 out 10 students drop out of school because of repeated bullying.
7. Harassment and bullying have been linked to 75 percent of school-shooting incidents.
8. Physical bullying increases in elementary school, peaks in middle school and declines in high school. Verbal abuse, on the other hand, remains constant.
9. A 2009 survey found that 9 out of 10 LGBT youth reported being verbally harassed at school in the past year because of
their sexual orientation.
10. 15% of students bully regularly or are victims of bullies
11. Bullies identified by age eight are six times more likely to be convicted of a crime by age twenty-four and five times more
likely than non-bullies to end up with serious criminal records by the age of thirty.
12. Students reported that 71% of the teachers or other adults in the classroom ignored bullying incidents.
13. Aggressive behavior is learned early and becomes resistant to change if it persists beyond age eight.
14. Bullying can have devastating long term effects on its victims.
15. Among students of all ages, homicide perpetrators were found to be twice as likely as homicide victims to have been bullied previously by their peers.
16. Suicide continues to be one of the leading causes of death among children under the age of 14. Bullycide is a term used
to describe suicide as the result of bullying. There is a strong connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide, according to a new study from the Yale School of Medicine. Suicide rates are continuing to grow among adolescents, and have grown more than 50 percent in the past 30 years.
References:
1. http://www.dosomething.org;
2. http:// www.bullyingstatistics.org
Support Services for Bullying Victims
United States:
PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center (http://www.pacer.org/bullying/): Founded in 2006, the Center unites, engages and educates communities nationwide to address bullying through creative, relevant and interactive resources. PACER offers digital-based resources for parents, schools, teens and youth, including:
• PACER.org/Bullying: This is the portal page for parents and educators to access bullying resources, which include educational toolkits,
awareness toolkits, contest ideas, promotional products and more.
• PACERTeensAgainstBullying: Created by and for teens, this website is a place for middle and high school students to find ways to address bullying, to take action, to be heard, and to own an important social cause.
• PACERKidsAgainstBullying: A creative, innovative and educational website designed for elementary school students to learn about
bullying prevention, engage in activities and be inspired to take action.
Kid Power (http://www.kidpower.org):
Bullying prevention resources and solutions for protecting children, teens, and adults. Also has a link in Spanish.
Stop Bullying (http://www.stopbullying.gov/):
This website was put together by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. It includes “webisodes” that portray hypothetical bullying situations, with questions at the end. Also has a link in Spanish.
Bully Free Kids (http://www.bullyfreekids.com):
They offer daily “Bully Free Living” tips, which provide concise advice about how to improve one’s self-esteem.
Australia:
Bullying. No Way! (http://www.bullyingnoway.com.au/):
A user-friendly, interactive website for kids, parents, teachers, and whole school communities.
Dealing with Bullying (http://www.bullying.com.au/):
A great website for kids, parents, teachers, and the whole community, with an emphasis on action-based measures to halt bullying.
Canada:
Bullying.org (http://www.bullying.org):
Canada’s original bullying website, now sponsored by the Family Chanel and BBI Internet. The site
uses different media – writing, drawing, music film, and poetry – to educate children about bullying. A finalist for the Stockholm Challenge Awards in 2001, it has been called one of the best web sites in the world for children.
Kids Help Phone (http://www.kidshelpphone.ca):
Kids Help Phone maintains a website called “Let’s Talk About Bullying.” Contains a page for adults with links to resources about bullying.
United Kingdom:
Bullying UK (http://www.bullying.co.uk/):
A comprehensive, anti-bullying website that provides advice to parents, kids, teachers, and youth leaders. It has resources for both the bullied and the bully.
Anti-Bullying Network (http://www.antibullying.net):
This Scottish website contains great information on bullying related to school communities and the consequences of this bullying.
Beatbullying (http://www.beatbullying.org/):
A kid-led, kid-authored organization dedicated to creating “a society where bullying is unacceptable.”
International:
Kid Power (http://www.kidpower.org):
Bullying prevention resources and solutions for protecting children, teens, and adults. They have active centers in North and South America, Western Europe, India, Vietnam, and New Zealand, as well as many affiliates.
International Bullying Prevention Association (http://www.stopbullyingworld.com):
The mission of the International Bullying Prevention Association is to support and enhance quality research based bullying prevention principles and practices in order to achieve a safe school climate, healthy work environment, good citizenship and civic responsibility.