Half of high school students say they have been bullied

Oct. 27, 2010
Study also finds that nearly half say they have bullied someone

From USA Today: Half ofU.S. high schoolers say they have bullied or teased someone at least once in the past year, and nearly half say they have been bullied in that time, a study by the Josephson Institute of Ethics has found. The study surveyed 43,321 teens ages 15 to 18, from 78 public and 22 private schools. Fifty percent said they had "bullied, teased or taunted someone at least once," and 47 percent had been "bullied, teased or taunted in a way that seriously upset me at least once."

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