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• Naaz Modan reports that a YouTruth survey found that one middle school successfully intervened to reduce bullying by 10% while bullying is on the rise nationwide.
• This reduction represents progress, but a significant amount of bullying is still occurring at this school. How can funders helpt to support schools working to reduce and eliminate bullying?
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Bullying rates are on the rise nationwide, but a recent YouthTruth survey details how a Washington state middle school experienced a decrease in bullying incidents after targeted intervention efforts.
After an earlier survey revealed a dramatic increase in the number of students being bullied at Quincy Junior High School, from a steady 28% to 46%, the school identified bullying as a "priority for change."
After administering annual climate surveys, poring over the findings in staff meetings to create common understanding of the issue, and launching an anti-bullying initiative that included a two-day lesson plan for students and teachers schoolwide, the percentage reporting bullying fell from 46% to 36%.
Read the full article about curbing bullying by Naaz Modan at Education Dive.