NJ Schools Report 12K Bullying Instances Last Year
Data released Tuesday show that that there were 12,024 instances of harassment, intimidation and bullying reported in New Jersey in the 2011-12 school year – the first year the state’s new tough anti-bullying law was in effect, according to The Associated Press.
New Jersey is using a new definition of the behaviors, so there are no previous data for comparison, but the number of incidents reported vary widely by district and may reflect how diligent each school is at reporting, rather than how much bullying there is, AP reports.