Abstract:
This national household telephone survey of youth and parents
assessed exposure to a broad range of at-school victimizations
among a representative sample of 3,391 children and youth ages
5 to 17. Nearly half the sample (48%) had been exposed to at
least one form of victimization at school during the past year (in
2011), most of which was intimidation/bullying (29.8%). Fourteen
percent had been assaulted at school in the past year, 13% had witnessed
an assault, 3.2% had been sexually harassed, and 0.4%,
had been sexually assaulted at school. Twelve percent had an
at-school victimization injury in the past year, and 6% had missed
a day or more of school as a result of their at-school victimization.
Some victimizations, such as weapon assault and sexual assault,
were less prevalent at school than out of school, others, such as
intimidation and sexual harassment, were more common.