Prayer For The Bully Victims And The Bully Too

It is estimated that over 160,000 children missed school every year due to the fear of attack or intimidation by other students. Source: Facts and statistics - National education associated. American schools harbor approximately 2.1 million bullies and 2.7 million of their victims. 1 in 7 Students in grades K-12 is either a bully or a victim of bullying. 56% of students have personally witnessed some type of bullying at school. While 15% of all school absenteeism is directly related to fears of being bullied at school. While 71% of students report incidents of bullying as a problem at their school. A report says that 1 out of 20 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month. Those in the lower grades reported being in twice as many fights as those in the higher grades. However, there is a lower rate of serious violent crimes in the elementary level than in the middle or high schools. 90% of 4th graders report being victims of bullying. Among students, homicide perpetrators were more than twice as likely as homicide victims to have been bullied by peers. With the risen facts and statistic the only help our children need to solve this problem is prayer.