- 1 in 3 students are either a victim of bullying or a bully
- Bullying is at its peak in middle school
- By high school, 1 in 4 students list bullying as their main fear
- Bullying can lead to
- Increased Absences
- Dropping out of school
- Academic Problems
- Decreased Self Esteem
- Emotional Withdrawal
- Suicide
- Homicide
- Bully victims tend to miss school; 15% of all school absenteeism is because of bullying
- 160,000 students in the United States stay home daily because of bullying
- Bullying is ofter perceived as a harmless rite of passage that all children will experience
- Unless bullying is likely to lead to physical injury, many adults believe it is best left to be resolved by children and their peers
- Children who are bullies are likely to experience legal or criminal problems as adults
- 25% of bullies have a criminal record by the age of 30
- Children can carry bullying behaviors into adulthood and experience difficulty in forming and maintaining relationships