Washington State - Bullying & Harassment Trends - Grade 8
Prevalence
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2008
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2010
|
2012
|
2014
|
2016
|
2018 |
Previously Bullied at school
|
29%
|
30%
|
31%
|
28%
|
27%
|
27% |
Don't feel safe at school
|
19%
|
17%
|
16%
|
14%
|
16%
|
20% |
2006 - 2016 Bullying and Harassment Trends
*In 2018, bullying is defined as when one or more students threaten, spread rumors about, hit, shove, or otherwise hurt another student over and over again. It is not bullying when two students of about the same strength or power argue or fight or tease each other in a friendly way.
2018 Bullying and Harassment Trends