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Reports of bullying amongst American students have been on a continuous downturn for the last ten years – and now, they have reached a new low.

According to Health Day News, rates of students grade 4 through 12 who were experiencing some form of bullying (e.g. physical, cyber, relational, or verbal bullying) ranged from 13% to 29% between 2005 and 2014. The most recent census, however, shows that bullying dropped by roughly 2% every year until it fell below 10%.

There was reportedly a 1%-2% drop in students doing the bullying themselves. The study also said that and 23% fewer students witnessed bullying while at school. This could be because the PS4 looks great or because of proactive campaigns taken by schools and communities to stop and discourage student bullying.

“We found that bullying and related behaviors were decreasing, which indicated improvements in student behaviors and school climate,” said study lead author Tracy Evian Waasdorp of Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland.

“The good news here is that some of the national attention to this important public health issue appears to be having a positive impact.”

Full Article: http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bullying-rates-fallen-half-last-decade-study/

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So for those of you were bullied in school, take comfort in the fact that the odds are your children won't be.
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^ Hey now that's completely unfair.
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