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