Statistics "Scene"

*This is not necessarily the order in which you will deliver your statistics...I will, however, have determined what the order is, and will let you know on Saturday.

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Spotlight Statistics

LIZ 

As many as 160,000 students stay home from school on any given day because they are afraid of being bullied.

LIAM

56% of students have personally felt some sort of bullying at school.

HANNAH

The most common reason cited for being harassed is a student’s appearance or body size.

WILL

One in 4 teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and will only intervene 4% of the time.

CHLOE

One out of 10 students drop out of school because they are bullied.

MORGAN

Physical bullying peaks in middle school and declines in high school.  Verbal abuse rates remain constant from elementary to high school

TAYLOR

57% of students who experience harassment in school never report the incident to the school.

CHARLOTTE

Schools with easily understood rules of conduct, smaller class sizes and fair discipline practices report less violence than those without such features.

DANIEL

Playground statistics state that every 7 minutes a child is bullied.

RYAN

One out of 5 kids admits to being a bully, or doing some “bullying.”

KENNEDY

19% of students admit to saying something hurtful to others online.

VICTORIA

Over 14% of high school students have considered suicide, and almost 7% have attempted it.

KAITLIN

The average cyber bully starts at age 9.

CAILA

Bullying is the most common form of violence.

ELISE

43% of students fear harassment in the bathroom at school.