Thursday, March 15, 2018

Trends in Bullying


Three new Data Points released today look at trends in reports of bullying, repetition and power imbalance as components of the uniform definition of bullying, and the relationship between students' feelings of safety in school and their perceptions about the level of crime in their home neighborhoods and school neighborhoods. The reports from the National Center for Education Statistics, in the Institute of Education Sciences, use data collected in the School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey.

Changes in Bullying Victimization and Hate-Related Words at School Since 2007 shows the percentage of students being bullied at school declined from 2007 to 2015. Additionally, fewer students reported being called a hate-related word at school in 2015 as compared to 2007, 2009, and 2011.

Students' Relationships in School and Feelings About Personal Safety at School shows that regardless of their perceptions of the level of crime in their home and school neighborhoods, at least 95% of students agreed they felt safe at school for all school locales.

Repetition and Power Imbalance in Bullying Victimization at School shows students who reported repetition and power imbalance were components of the bullying they experienced were also more likely to agree the bullying had an impact on various aspects of their lives, such as their school work, relationships with family and friends, feelings about themselves, and their physical health.

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