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In this week’s episode, Mamas Giselle and Amy discuss the very serious topic of bullying. How would they approach it with their young children? Have they ever been a victim of bullying or have been a bully? They also talk about a recent news story of a mom who took her son’s bullying at school into her own hands. Bully topic starts at 25:18. Listen to us on Spotify, Amazon and Apple Podcasts. Watch us on YouTube. Feel free to message us with feedback or topic suggestions via DM on IG or at Whatsnewmamapodcast@gmail.com. Thank you for listening!!
Facts and Statistics about Bullying
- 90% of students in grades 4-8 report having been harassed or bullied.
- 28% of students in grades 6-12 experience bullying.
- 20% of students in grades 9-12 experience bullying. (stopbullying.gov)
- In grades 6-12, 9% of students have experienced cyberbulling.
- Over 160,000 kids refuse to go to school each day for fear of being bullied. (Nation Education Association)
- 70.6% of students report having witnessed bullying in their school–and over 71% say bullying is a problem.
- Over 10% of students who dropout of school do so due to being bullied repeatedly.
- Each month 282,000 students are physically assaulted in some way in secondary schools throughout the United States–and the number is growing.
- Statistics suggest that revenge [due to bullying] is the number one motivator for school shootings in the U.S.
- 86% of students surveyed said, "other kids picking on them, making fun of them or bullying them" is the number one reason that teenagers turn to lethal violence at school.
- Nearly 75% of school shootings have been linked to harassment and bullying.
- 87% of students surveyed report that bullying is the primary motivator of school shootings.
- 64% of students who are bullied do not report it. (Petrosina, Guckenburg, Devoe and Hanson 2010)
https://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/facts
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/bullyingresearch/fastfact.html#:~:text=About%2030%25%20of%20female%20high,of%20Black%20high%20school%20students.
https://www.pacer.org/bullying/info/stats.asp
https://whattobecome.com/blog/bullying-statistics/
https://www.educationcorner.com/bullying-facts-statistics-and-prevention.html
https://www.statista.com/statistics/183671/bullying-and-cyber-bullying-among-students/
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/01/16/health/stopping-bullying-in-schools-wellness/index.html
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