The effects of bullying Nov 18. 2012 | Comments (0)
THE EFFECTS OF BULLYING
Absenteeism
- It is estimated that 160,000 children miss school every day due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students.
- 15% of all school absenteeism is directly related to fears of being bullied at school.
- According to bullying statistics, 1 out of every 10 students who drops out of school does so because of repeated bullying.
Violence and Crime: Bullying in Action
- 1 out of 20 students has seen a student with a gun at school.
- 282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month.
- Those in the lower grades reported being in twice as many fights as those in the higher grades. However, there is a lower rate of serious violent crimes in the elementary level than in the middle or high schools.
- Among students, homicide perpetrators were more than twice as likely as homicide victims to have been bullied by peers.
- 87% of students said shootings are motivated by a desire to “get back at those who have hurt them.”
- 86% of students said, “other kids picking on them, making fun of them or bullying them” causes teenagers to turn to lethal violence in the schools.
- 61% of students said students shoot others because they have been victims of physical abuse at home.
- Harassment and bullying have been linked to 75% of school-shooting incidents.
- 30% of students who reported they had been bullied said they had at times brought weapons to school.
- A bully is 6 times more likely to be incarcerated by the age of 24.
- A bully is 5 times more likely to have a serious criminal record when s/he grows up.
- Bullying was a factor in 2/3 of the 37 school shootings reviewed by the US Secret Service.
- 46% of males and about 26 percent of females have admitted to being victims in physical fights as reported in one report of bullying suicide statistics by the Bureau of Justice School.
- Children who are being bullied are 14 times more likely to suffer behavior and emotional problems.
SOLUTIONS
Effectiveness of Bullying Prevention Programs
- Studies show reductions of 50% or more in student reports of being bullied and bullying others.
- Peer and teacher ratings of bullying problems have yielded roughly similar results.
SOURCES
Bully Facts & Statistics. MBNBD. http://www.makebeatsnotbeatdowns.org/facts_new.html
Bullying Statistics / Cyber Bullying Statistics / School Bullying Statistics. How to Stop Bullying. http://www.how-to-stop-bullying.com/bullyingstatistics.html
Bullying Suicide Statistics – Bullycide - Teen Depression. Teen Depression - Statistics, Prevention, Facts on Teenage Depression. http://www.teendepression.org/stats/bullying-suicide-statistics-bullycide/
CDC - Home Page - Youth Violence - Violence Preveniton - Injury. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/youthviolence/index.html
Cyber Bullying: Statistics and Tips. I-
Dr. Dan Olweus Bullying Research, History & Prevention Statistics. Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. http://www.olweus.org/public/bullying_research.page
Gordon, Serena. Bullies Target Obese Kids.US News Health. http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2010/05/03/bullies-target-obese-kids
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Walk a Mile in Their Shoes: Bullying and the Child with Special Needs. Abilitypath.org. Print.