Bullying is not a rite of passage. Allowing name-calling and bullying to go unchecked compromises student performance, damages mental and physical health, and perpetuates a cycle that can lead to ever-greater forms of violence.
Just how pervasive has teasing and bullying become and what kind of threat does it pose for today’s youth?
1 2002 National Survey of Students Grades 5 – 12, Families and Work Institute
2 National Crime Prevention Council, 2003
3 Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, September 2003
4 2001 – 2002 California Student Survey
5 National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
6 National Mental Health Association, 2002
7 National Education Association, 1995
8 Oklahoma Health Department, 2001
9 Journal of the American Medical Association, 2003
10 Dan Olweus, Univeristy of Bergen, Norway, 1993
11 US Secret Service Report, May 2002
12 National Institute of Health, 2003