Say no to bullying!
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One in seven students in grades K-12 is either a bully or victim of bullying, with 160,000 children missing school each day due to fear of attack. Bullying is a major motivation for school shootings, with 86% of students reporting that being picked on or bullied causes teenagers to turn to violence. Those who commit homicide in schools are over twice as likely to have been bullied by peers compared to homicide victims.
Say no to bullying!
- 3. "1 in 7 students in grades K-12 is either a bully or a victim of bullying." "It is estimated that 160,000 children miss school every day due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students. Source: National Education Association" "Bullying statistics say revenge is the strongest motivation for school shootings." "86% of students said, "other kids picking on them, making fun of them or bullying them" causes teenagers to turn to lethal violence in the schools." "Among students, homicide perpetrators were more than twice as likely as homicide victims to have been bullied by peers." http://www.makebeatsnotbeatdowns.org/facts_new.html Facts and Statistics
- 4. Don't waste your life in doubts and fears: spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours or ages that follow it. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson