What to Do When Your Teen Is Being Bullied in School

BULLYING IS A PREVALENT problem facing kids today. According to one study conducted with 20,000 youth by researchers at Florida Atlantic University and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 73% of teens ages 12 to 17 reported that they have been bullied at school, and 44% said the bullying had occurred within the past 30 days. With modern technology and social media, bullying goes beyond the bricks and mortar, too. According to Pew Research Center, 59% of teens report being bullied or harassed online, and 83% of those same youth also report being bullied at school. Clearly, there’s an overlap with what occurs in school and on social media, and this makes escaping bullying extremely difficult. Click here to read more