Short Definition: % of students who were bullied because of their sexual orientation (SurveyWorks: High Only)

Long Definition:

The percent of students within a given school who reported being bullied because of sexual orientation. This question was answered as part of the SurveyWorks questionnaire and was included in the surveys for 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 reasons for bullying experienced by students. Understanding why students are bullied is important to reducing bullying in schools.

Limitations:

See '% Experienced Any Bullying (EMH)' indicator.

The question asks whether a student has been been bullied because people think the student is gay or because the student is gay.

The information is self-reported.

Universe: Students enrolled in grades 9-12 in a RI public school who participated in the SurveyWorks survey and said they had experienced at least one type of bullying in the past year.

Tags: Bully, Sexual Orientation, SurveyWorks!, Bullying

Related Reports:

• Student Reports of Bullying by School

Related Datastories: No related datastories.