11 Staggering Facts About Bullying In The United States

The United States is a country that provides the majority of opportunities to individuals. That gives rights to each citizen, however it also has problems like every other country. One of the major problems is bullying. Bullying occurs all over the United States even in the smallest cities. Bullying in the United states started in the 18th century. It is a major throughout the country, because many people feel bad about themselves and are trying to make themselves feel better by hurting other ones and lowering their self-esteem. Cyber bullying is another problem, it started around the 2010s when technology started getting more popular throughout citizens. Many teenagers get bullied though online rather than in person since it is more popular. School bullying happens in an educational environment. Statistics show that 1 in 3 children are affected by bullying in their lifetime in the U.S. school system,

In the United States 3.2 million of students are bullied each year, Approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying. Mostly girls are the ones to get bullied more than boys since girls are “weaker” than boys. In the article, 11 Staggering Facts About Bullying In America, it states 83% of girls and 79 percent of boys report experiencing harassment. About 160,000 students in the United States miss school every day because of bullying. Children are scared to tell adults about their problems because they feel like no one can help them or scared they might get bullied even more, the percentage is more than half. For example, in Business Insider Education it states that “64% of students who were bullied did not report it”.
Bullying is a big problem and it affects many people and there has been many cases where bullying has lead to death. For example, In september 2012 a girl named Amanda Todd took her life away