Bullying By: Jake

     1 out of every 7 kids in grades K-12 are either bullied or they are the bully. In a recent study 77% of the students said they had been bullied.14% of those who were bullied said they experienced severe (bad) reactions to the abuse.  1 out of 10 kids drop out of school because of bullying. 30% of U.S. students are involved in moderate of frequent bullying. 160,000 students miss school because of fear of bullying. Bullying leads to violence, yet 75% of bullying and harassment leads to school shootings.1 out of 20 kids have seen another student bring a gun to school and revenge also leads to shootings because victims want revenge on bullies. Playground school bullying statistics, Every 7 minutes a child is bullied. 4% of adult intervene, 11% of Peers intervene, and 85% of people don’t intervention.

Bullying and suicide:

Suicide is the third main reason for death among young people, and this led to 4,400 deaths. At least half of suicide is caused by bullying. In 2005 270 kids between 10 and 14 killed themselves.  Middle-School victims of bullying or cyber bullying  are more likely to commit suicide.

                                    CYBER BULLYING:

20% of students have been cyber bullied in their lifetime. Over 25% of kids are or were cyber bullied through their phone or the internet, and 1 in 3 kids are threatened through cyber-space. Most of the students that are cyber bullied don't report it.