Published Online: December 19, 2006

Published in Print: December 20, 2006, as Federal Report Tracks Incidents of Bullying

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Federal Report Tracks Incidents of Bullying

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"Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools" is posted by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Middle school principals were more likely than elementary or high school administrators to report that student-bullying incidents occur on their campuses at least once a week, according to a federal study.

The annual survey on crime, violence, and discipline in public schools—conducted in 2003-04 by the National Center for Education Statistics, an arm of the U.S. Department of Education—based its findings on questionnaires mailed to principals at 3,743 elementary, middle, and high schools across the United States.

By Lesli A. Maxwell

Vol. 26, Issue 16, Page 12