Short Definition: # of students who skipped school because of any bullying related issue, including: did not feel safe, being bullied, rumors (SurveyWorks: Middle and High Only)

Long Definition:

The number of students within a given school who skipped school becauseof any bullying related issue, including: did not feel safe, being bullied, rumors. This question was answered as part of the SurveyWorks questionnaire and was included in the surveys for 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 comparethe implications of bullying. Understanding these implications is important to reducing bullying in schools.

Limitations:

High school students were only asked these questions if they had skipped class within the past year, whereas middle school students were only asked these questions if they had skipped school within the past year.

See '% Skipped School (MH)' indicator. See also '% Skip Reason - Rumors (MH),' '% Skip Reason - Bullying (MH),' and '% Skip Reason - Safety (MH)' indicators.

The information is self-reported.

Universe: Students enrolled in grades 6-12 in a RI public school who participated in the SurveyWorks survey and said that they had skipped school in the past year.

Tags: Bully, Rumor, Skip, SurveyWorks!, Bullying

Related Reports:

• Student Reports of Bullying by School

Related Datastories: No related datastories.