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- Help kids understand bullying. Talk about what bullying is and how to stand up to it safely. Tell kids bullying is unacceptable. Make sure kids know how to get help.<\/li>\n
- Keep the lines of communication open. Check in with kids often. Listen to them. Know their friends, ask about school, and understand their concerns.<\/li>\n
- Encourage kids to do what they love. Special activities, interests, and hobbies can boost confidence, help kids make friends, and protect them from bullying behavior.<\/li>\n
- Model how to treat others with kindness and respect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The\u00a0Tyler Clementi Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0also has a number of ways individuals and entire communities can prevent bullying, such as the\u00a0Million Upstander Movement\u00a0<\/i>Opens a new window<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0#Day1 campaign\u00a0<\/i>Opens a new window<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n
Bullying Statistics<\/h2>\n
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- 28% of U.S. students in grades 6\u201312 have experienced bullying.<\/li>\n
- 20% of U.S. students in grades 9\u201312 have experienced bullying.<\/li>\n
- 9% of students in grades 6\u201312 experienced cyberbullying.<\/li>\n
- 15% of high school students (grades 9\u201312) were electronically bullied in the past year.<\/li>\n
- 55.2% of LGBTQ students experienced cyberbullying.<\/li>\n
- 30% of young people admit to bullying others in surveys.<\/li>\n
- 70.6% of young people say they have seen bullying in their schools.<\/li>\n
- 70.4% of school staff have seen bullying.<\/li>\n
- 62% witnessed bullying two or more times in the last month and 41% witness bullying once a week or more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Source: Tyler Clementi Foundation<\/p>\n
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