Bullying Snapshot:
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Over half, about 56 percent, of all students have witnesses a bullying crime take place while at
school.
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A reported 15 percent of all students who don't show up for school report it to being out of fear
of being bullied while at school.
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There are about 71 percent of students that report bullying as an on-going problem.
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Along that same vein, about one out of every 10 students drops out or changes schools because
of repeated bullying.
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Over half of adolescents and teens have been bullied online, and about the same number have
engaged in cyber bullying.
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More than 1 in 3 young people have experienced cyberthreats online.
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Over 25 percent of adolescents and teens have been bullied repeatedly through their cell phones
or the Internet.
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Well over half of young people do not tell their parents when cyber bullying occurs.
source: www.bullyingstatistics.org
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