Bullying: Noticing the Effects and Consequences in Suicide and Long-term Depression
In Memoriam: Justin Aaberg, 15
In Memoriam: Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, 11
In Memoriam: Seth Walsh, 13
In Memoriam: Billy Lucas, 15
In Memoriam: Tyler Clementi, 18
In Memoriam: Jaheem Herrera, 11
In Memoriam: Asher Brown, 13
In Memoriam: Zach Harrington, 19
In Memoriam: Aiyisha Hassan, 19
In Memoriam: Raymond Chase, 19
In Memoriam: Holly Stuckey, 12
In Memoriam: Phoebe Prince, 15 (not GLBT bullying, but sexual assault and constant bullying for being female and an immigrant)
In Memoriam: 10-year-old MA Girl
Dan Savage has started the video "It Gets Better Project" for adults to tell LGBTQ youth that there is hope
"Schools Battle Suicide Surge, Anti-Gay Bullying"
"Ohio District Where Four Died Says it Fights Bullying" Four Mentor High School students died between 2006 and 2008. Three were suicides, one an overdose of antidepressants. All four students had been bullied.
"Addressing anti-LGBT Bullying: Something All Christians Can Support"
"Dad of Suicide Victim Talks to Milton Parents About Dangers of Bullying"
"From Teasing to Torment: School Climate in America - A National Report on School Bullying"
Two-thirds (65%) of teens report that they have been verbally or physically harassed or assaulted during the past year because of their perceived or actual appearance, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, race/ethnicity, disability or religion.
The reason most commonly cited for being harassed frequently is a student's appearance, as four in ten (39%) teens report that students are frequently harassed for the way they look or their body size.
The next most common reason for frequent harassment is sexual orientation. One-third (33%) of teens report that students are frequently harassed because they are or are perceived to be lesbian, gay or bisexual.
The survey finds that LGBT students are three times as likely as non-LGBT students to say that they do not feel safe at school (22% vs. 7%) and 90% of LGBT students (vs. 62% of non-LGBT teens) have been harassed or assaulted during the past year.
The Bully Blight
The damage from bullying doesn't stop after graduation. According to Dr. William Coleman, professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, bullies are four times as likely as the average child to have engaged in criminal behavior by age 24; they also grow up deficient in social, coping and negotiating skills and are more likely to engage in substance abuse. Victims have similar problems; they also have fewer friends and are more likely to be depressed.
In Memoriam: Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, 11
In Memoriam: Seth Walsh, 13
In Memoriam: Billy Lucas, 15
In Memoriam: Tyler Clementi, 18
In Memoriam: Jaheem Herrera, 11
In Memoriam: Asher Brown, 13
In Memoriam: Zach Harrington, 19
In Memoriam: Aiyisha Hassan, 19
In Memoriam: Raymond Chase, 19
In Memoriam: Holly Stuckey, 12
In Memoriam: Phoebe Prince, 15 (not GLBT bullying, but sexual assault and constant bullying for being female and an immigrant)
In Memoriam: 10-year-old MA Girl
Dan Savage has started the video "It Gets Better Project" for adults to tell LGBTQ youth that there is hope
"Schools Battle Suicide Surge, Anti-Gay Bullying"
"Ohio District Where Four Died Says it Fights Bullying" Four Mentor High School students died between 2006 and 2008. Three were suicides, one an overdose of antidepressants. All four students had been bullied.
"Addressing anti-LGBT Bullying: Something All Christians Can Support"
"Dad of Suicide Victim Talks to Milton Parents About Dangers of Bullying"
"From Teasing to Torment: School Climate in America - A National Report on School Bullying"
Two-thirds (65%) of teens report that they have been verbally or physically harassed or assaulted during the past year because of their perceived or actual appearance, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, race/ethnicity, disability or religion.
The reason most commonly cited for being harassed frequently is a student's appearance, as four in ten (39%) teens report that students are frequently harassed for the way they look or their body size.
The next most common reason for frequent harassment is sexual orientation. One-third (33%) of teens report that students are frequently harassed because they are or are perceived to be lesbian, gay or bisexual.
The survey finds that LGBT students are three times as likely as non-LGBT students to say that they do not feel safe at school (22% vs. 7%) and 90% of LGBT students (vs. 62% of non-LGBT teens) have been harassed or assaulted during the past year.
The Bully Blight
The damage from bullying doesn't stop after graduation. According to Dr. William Coleman, professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, bullies are four times as likely as the average child to have engaged in criminal behavior by age 24; they also grow up deficient in social, coping and negotiating skills and are more likely to engage in substance abuse. Victims have similar problems; they also have fewer friends and are more likely to be depressed.