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TOMORROW: New Report Finds Bullying Continues to be Significant Problem in Schools, Despite Progress

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Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 11:45am

New Report Finds Bullying Continues to be Significant Problem in Schools, Despite Progress 

 

What:              GLSEN will release From Teasing to Torment: School Climate Revisited, a Survey of U.S. Secondary Students and Teachers, a ten-year follow-up report on school climate for middle and high school students. The report will address:

  • The rates, reported by both students and teachers, of biased remarks and peer victimization in school, including based on race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, disability, religion and appearance;
  • Demographic differences in peer victimization, feelings of safety at school, truancy, school discipline and education aspirations;
  • The prevalence of school-based supports for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students and their utility for both LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ students;
  • Rates of teachers’ interventions in bias and bullying and their practices related to LGBTQ student issues;
  • Portion of teachers receiving professional development, both pre-service and in-service, on topics of bullying, diversity and LGBTQ student issues; and the relationship of professional development to teachers’ supportive actions;
  • Student attitudes about and familiarity with LGBT people, including the percentage of students who have LGBT parents and family members;
  • How school climate has changed since 2005 – both in terms of peer victimization and teachers’ responses to these incidents.

When:             Wednesday, Sept. 28. A free webinar discussing the findings of the report will be held 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4. Click here to register.

Who:               Members of the GLSEN research team are available for interviews. 

 

 

About GLSEN
GLSEN champions safe and affirming schools for all students. We envision a world in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. Each year, GLSEN programs and resources reach tens of thousands of K-12 schools across the United States, largely through our network of chapters working in their local communities. GLSEN's progress and impact has won support for our work at all levels of education in the United States and sparked an international movement to ensure equality for LGBTQ students and respect for all in schools. For more information on GLSEN’s policy advocacy, student leadership initiatives, public education, research and educator training programs, please visit glsen.org. 

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