THE STATISTICS

According to the American Justice Department, 1 out of every 4 kids will be abused by another youth. 100,000 students carry a gun to school. 282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month. On a public school playground every 7 minutes a child is bullied. 85% percent of the bullying occurences have no intervention either by peers or adults.

"Bullying is increasingly viewed as an important contributor to youth violence, including homocide and suicide. Case studies of the shooting at Colombine High School and other U.S. schools have suggested that bullying was a factor in many of the incidents." -The Bureau of Justice Statistics.