No one wants to see this for anyone's child
A new report from the U.S. Department of Education just came out and the findings are heartening:
According to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics latest School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey, in 2013, the reported prevalence of bullying among students ages 12 to 18 dropped to 22 percent after remaining stubbornly around 28 percent since 2005.
“The report brings welcome news,” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said. “Parents, teachers, health providers, community members and young people are clearly making a difference by taking action and sending the message that bullying is not acceptable. We will continue to do our part at HHS to help ensure every child has the opportunity to live, learn and grow in a community free of bullying.”
The statistics only started being kept in 2005. However, there has been a rise in bullying awareness over the past decade and hopefully, these results are proof of a positive trend. As painful as it is to
read and hear about bullying it seems to have an effect on society as a whole.
To find out more you can visit the government's website, stopbullying.gov