The Arizona personal injury lawyers in Phoenix at Breyer Law firm frequently receive phone calls from alarmed parents each week about their children being bullied in school. Bullying is a major violence problem in many schools across the United States and school staffs are painfully aware of this situation. Bullying can take the form of threatening, taunting, rejecting or socially isolating someone, teasing, hitting, stealing, and so forth. A bully, who often appears to lack empathy for their victims, often engages into such acts. Statistics say that more boys than girls are bullies, but girls often use indirect ways of bullying such as spreading rumours or encouraging others to reject or exclude someone.
There are significant effects of bullying on children and teenage students, which could lead that child to suffering from anxiety, withdrawal, fear, low self-esteem, and poor concentration. These students often have low grades and tend to avoid school for fear of being bullied. Suicide has been reported as a result of bullying.
In current statistics, 1 out of 4 students will be abused by another youth, while 1 out of 5 admits to being a bully or doing some “bullying”. Most of the bullying happens in the playground, as opposed to places on the way to school. 77% of students bullied physically, mentally and verbally, 43% fear harassment when going to the bathroom at school.
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Every 7 minutes, a child is bullied. If your child or someone you love is being bullied at school, call us for a free consultation at (480) 389-2463. We may be able to help you.
