Bullying is about the abuse of power

Children who bully abuse their power to hurt

others, deliberately and repeatedly.

Boys in grades 6 through 9 who bullied others

were 4 times more likely to be convicted of at

least one crime by age 24.

60% of former bullies had committed at

least one crime and 35% had committed 3

or more crimes

Adults who were bullied as children maintain

vivid memories of the events throughout

their lifetime

In cases of extreme bullying, some

tormented victims have resorted to violence

toward themselves or others

15% of 13 -18 year olds said they have been cyberbullied online

Only 35% of teens who had been cyberbullied

told their parents about their experience

Only 9% of teens who have been

cyberbullied told a teacher

Each day 160,000 children in the U.S.

stay home from school for fear of being

bullied

Cyberbullying victims were almost twice as

likely to have attempted suicide than youth who

had not been cyberbullied

Gay and lesbian students are common victims of schoolyard bullies

Studies show being bullied is related to poor psychosocial

adjustment –increased depression, anxiety

Peers intervene in only 11-19% of all bullying

incidents

Where peers intervened, 57% of the interventions were effective – bullying stopped within 10 seconds

Teenaged girls (44%) are more likely to experience

online bullying than teenaged boys (28%)

More than one-third (36%) of

teens have had mean,

threatening, or embarrassing

things said about them

online

Roughly 20% of teens admit to participating

in “sexting”

22% of teen girls and 20% of teen boys have sent nude or semi-nude pictures of themselves

over the Internet or their phones

Being a victim of bullying frequently increases the

likelihood of experiencing suicidal thoughts by 10% in boys and by more than 20%

in girls.

When young people have strong

connections with adults, they are more

resilient.

Bullying gets worse when adults ignored what was going on, told the bullied student to stop tattling, or told the student to solve the problem themselves.

One good friend can make a crucial difference to children who are bullied, teased or harassed.

Teaching norms for respectful exchange is simply part of the job of teaching young people to participate in a civil discussion.

The first step in stopping antigay speech is talking

about it.

Administrators and system leaders need to fill in gaps in their knowledge and gain skills in responding to homophobic speech.

Administrators and school system leaders

need to regularly remind teachers, staff and colleagues of the

importance of speaking up to interrupt harassment.

Faculty cannot change the culture of incivility alone—they need the help of the students.