Short Definition: # of students who experienced at least one type of bullying within the last year (SurveyWorks: Elementary, Middle, and High)

Long Definition:

The number of students within a given school who reported experiencing at least one type of bullying. This question was answered as part of the SurveyWorks questionnaire and was included in the surveys for Elementary, Middle, and High school students. SurveyWorks is the Rhode Island Department of Education's new opinions-and-perceptions survey and is administered annually to all students in grades 4-12. SurveyWorks is age appropriate for each level — elementary, middle and high school — but it covers roughly the same areas of questioning for all three levels.

Agency Source: RIDE

Time Period(s):

School Year

2009-10,  2010-11,  2011-12,  2012-13,  2013-14

Geographies: School

Data Type: Numeric

Purpose:

This indicator allows us to measure and compare the amount of bullying experienced by students. Understanding how frequently bullying exists is important to reducing bullying in schools.

Limitations:

The information is self-reported.

Universe: All students enrolled in grades 4-12 in a RI public school who participated in the SurveyWorks survey.

Tags: Bully, SurveyWorks!, Bullying

Related Reports:

• Student Reports of Bullying by School

Related Datastories: No related datastories.