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Goal Statement
- Link here to the Bullying Policy In Public Schools overview page for the goal statement related to this issue brief
- Our goal is to provide provide the tools necessary to identify and eliminate bullying. Also to make Topeka schools a place where children can feel safe and not have to be scared of peers and teachers. We hope to bring awareness to the problems caused by bullying.
Scope of the Problem factual statements on the extent of the problem in the past, current, or future
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Up to 7% of eighth grade students stay home at least once a month because of bullies. (www.bullybeware.com)
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In a 1993 survey of students grades 6-12, 50% knew someone who switched schools to feel safer. (National School Safety Center)
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More than 43 percent of middle school and high school students avoid using school bathrooms for fear of being harassed or assaulted. (Mothering, May/June 2001)
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One in fifteen students said they avoided certain places at school because they feared being attacked. (Harvard School of Public Health)
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Only 25% of students report that teachers intervene in bullying situations, while 71% of teachers believe they always intervene. (www.bullybeware.com)
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When asked, students uniformly expressed the desire that teachers intervene rather than ignore teasing and bullying. (Maine Project Against Bullying)
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By age 24, 60% of identified bullies have a criminal conviction. (www.bullybeware.com
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Past Policy key legislation and milestones including significant policy and funding shifts, major studies, etc.
Current Policy summary of current policies in the form of legislation, programs, and funding
Policy Options
Key Organizations/Individuals contacts for public and private organizations and key individuals
- Kansas School Safety Hotline Number:
1-877-626-8203
Glossary of Terms
- Link here to the overview page for the glossary of terms related to this issue brief
Bibliography web sites, reports, articles, and other reference material
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