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A Snapshot on Bullying in America

WHAT is Bullying Bullying is unwanted intentional and repeated aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance ndash and if it happens with computers or mobile devices it is called cyberbullying

1in5Kids are Bullied at School1

HOW are Kids Bullied

2 Property destroyed on purpose

5

Pushed shoved tripped or spit on

13 Made fun of called

names or insulted

10Cyberbullied2

2 Made to do things against will

12 Excluded from5Rumors activities on purpose spread about

them

WHO is Bullied

Age as a Factor 31 25

22 21 19 16 15

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Grade

Gender Race and Ethnicity

Girls 23

Boys 19

25 Black

22 White

21 Other

15 Asian

17 Hispanic

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PATHS to Prevent Bullying

Inclusion

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Learn More Learn more about bullying and prevention at wwwStopBullyinggov

Bullying may be a contributor to suicide To learn more or get help suicidepreventionlifelineorg or 1-800-273-8255

1ldquoUS Department of Education press releases new data show decline in school based bullyingrdquo US Department of Education accessed August 2017 httpswwwedgovnewspress-releasesnew-data-show-decline-school-based-bullying2016 2 ldquoCyberbullying Research Center Cyberbullying Factsrdquo Cyberbullying Research Center accessed August 2017 httpcyberbullyingorgfacts 3 ldquoSAMHSA Bullying and Suiciderdquo Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration accessed August 2017 httpswwwsamhsagovsuicide-preventionbullying 4ldquoStopBullyinggov Who Is At Risk Effectsrdquo US Department of Health and Human Services accessed August 2017 httpswwwstopbullyinggovat-riskeffectsindexhtml 5ldquoFact sheet Understanding bullyingrdquo Centers for Disease Control and Prevention accessed August 2017 httpwwwcdcgovviolencepreventionpdfbullying_factsheetpdf 6 7The National Academies Press Preventing Bullying Through Science Policy and Practice (Washington DC 2016) 219-233

Primary data is from the 2015 School Crime Supplement US Department of Education unless otherwise noted