| The back-to-school season is here and also the worry of students regularly bullied at school. Do you know 19% of high school students report being bullied on school property? According to the personal-finance website WalletHub’s latest report on 2018’s States with the Biggest Bullying Problems it’s true and we have bigger bullying concerns this back to school season. Read the full report for more information. In the report, WalletHub identified the states where bullying is most pervasive by comparing 47 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) across 20 key metrics, including bulling-incident rate, truancy costs for schools, and the share of high school students bullied online. – Bullying Prevalence & Prevention in D.C. (1=Biggest, 24=Avg.): – 47th – % of High School Students Bullied on School Property – 48th – % of High School Students Bullied Online – 42nd – Cost of Truancy for Schools Due to Bullying – 40th – Student-to-Counselor Ratio – 41st – Share of High School Students Who Experienced Feeling Sad or Hopeless |
