Bullying has become a pervasive and unwelcome reality among youth today, and not just in schools but in the online world as well. The 2013 CDC Teen Risk Behavior Surveillance report indicates that 19.6 percent of 9th through 12th grade students in the United States were bullied on school property and 8 percent had attempted suicide one or more times in the past twelve months. In Florida, the number is close to the national average. Almost 15.7 percent of 9th through 12th grade students reported being bullied on school property and 7.7 percent reported attempting suicide in the past twelve […]
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- Melissa Presser
- 1 Jun 2015
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