Short Definition: % teased at school (SurveyWorks: Elementary, Middle, and High)

Long Definition:

Percent of students who have had rumors spread about them, been insulted or called names at school. 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

Geographies: School

Data Type: Numeric

Purpose:

This indicator allows for comparison of safety and learning environment between schools, and also allows for comparison with other education indicators.

Limitations:

Versions of this question vary slightly by grade level. The high school and middle school version reads "I have been made fun of, insulted, or called names at school" while the Elementary School version reads "Kids at school have called me names or made fun of me" which may limit the ability to compare the responses directly. 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: School Climate, SurveyWorks!

Related Reports:

• High School Student Perceptions of School Violence
• Middle School Student Perceptions of School Violence

Related Datastories: No related datastories.