The pain behind the smile (May. 2014) | Page 25

Approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying.

17% of American students report being bullied 2 to 3 times a month or more within a school semester.

71% of students report incidents of bullying as a problem at their school.

1 in 4 teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and will only intervene 4% of the time.

1 in 10 students drop out of school because of repeated bullying