Title: Bullying is on the rise for middle- and high-schoolers, study finds
Headings: One third of middle- and high-schoolers were bullied last year, study shows
One third of middle- and high-schoolers were bullied last year, study shows
Among the key findings:
Bullying affects health and well-being
What parents and teachers can do to stop bullying
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Content: Bullying is on the rise for middle- and high-schoolers, study finds
One third of middle- and high-schoolers were bullied last year, study shows
Jennifer McClellan
USA TODAY
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A third of students say they were bullied last school year, according to a report released today by non-profit group YouthTruth. That’s an increase from two years ago, when just over one in four students had been. The survey was based on responses from more than 160,000 secondary students in 27 states. YouthTruth is hoping the results will be the catalyst for teachers and school districts to take bullying seriously and work with students to put an end to harmful behaviors. Among the key findings: Middle school students were more likely to be bullied than high school students. Nearly 40 percent of middle-schoolers said they’d been bullied; 27 percent of high-schoolers said the same. Most bullying happens in person, with the majority of students saying they’d been verbally harassed. Most students who were bullied said it was because of how they looked.