Bullying In The USA

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You may not know much about bullying in the USA. You might think that the US is bully free but you are surely wrong. Did you know that according to www.stopbullying.gov, 49% of USA students in 4th grade to 12th grade has been bullied, 28% of students in 6th-12th grade has experienced some sort of bullying and 20% of students in 9th grade to 12th grade has experienced bullying. Tencally about half of kids that are in school is being bullied and that doesn’t even include the bullies! 30% of younger people has admitted to bullying somebody else. 41% of USA STAFF has reported seeing bullying at least once a week. My thoughts are that, that percentage should be greater than 41%. 20% to roughly 30% of USA students who get bullied don’t even tell

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