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Bullying Statistics Quiz. Using your responder, answer true or false to the following statements about bullying. Over 160,000 students miss school daily because of bullying or the effects of bullying. Only boys are bullies. Bullying is a normal part of growing up.
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Bullying Statistics Quiz Using your responder, answer true or false to the following statements about bullying.
Over 160,000 students miss school daily because of bullying or the effects of bullying.
There are serious side effects of bullying that includedepression, anxiety, isolation, hopelessness, suicide, dropping out, poor grades, etc.
One out of ten students who drop out of school does so because of repeated bullying.
At age 24, 60% of identified bullies have a criminal conviction.
Of students who are bullied, 61.6% feel they are picked on because of their looks or speech.
Boys are more likely than girls to be the target of cyber bullying.
All bullies have low self-esteem. That’s why they pick on other people.
43% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. 1 in 4 have had it happen more than once.
Over 58% of kids have not told their parents or any adult about bullying that happened to them.
References: http://www.how-to-stop-bullying.com/bullying statistics.html http://www.highlands.k12.fl.us/~msdp/BullyingStatsResources.htm http://www.life123com/parenting/tween-teens/bullying/facts-on-bullying.shtml http://wveis.k12.wv.us/teach21/public/project/Guide.cfm?upid=3629&tsele1=1&tsele2=108