Michigan Ranks 9th Among the Top 10 States with Bullying Problems

With back-to-school season upon us and 19% of high school students reporting being bullied on school property, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018’s States with the Biggest Bullying Problems as well as accompanying videos .

To identify the states where bullying is most pervasive, WalletHub’s analysts compared 47 states and the District of Columbia across 20 key metrics, ranging from “bullying-incident rate” to “truancy costs for schools” to “share of high school students bullied online.”

Bullying Prevalence & Prevention in Michigan (1=Biggest, 24=Avg.):

• 11^th – % of High School Students Bullied on School Property
• 5^th – % of High School Students Bullied Online
• 15^th – % of High School Students Involved in Physical Fight at School
• 16^th – % of High School Students Who Missed School for Fear of Being Bullied
• 23^rd – % of High School Students Who Attempted Suicide
• 11^th – Cost of Truancy for Schools Due to Bullying
• 9^th – State Anti-Bullying Laws & Policies
• 2^nd – State Anti-Cyberbullying Laws Requiring School Policy

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