Bullying in Alabama Public Schools

The U.S. Department of Education is out with a major report on Civil Rights in schools. It includes statistics on absenteeism, discipline and bullying, among other factors.

The report finds children in Alabama are mostly targeted for bullying because of their race, gender or disability. It finds boys are much more likely to be bullied in Alabama than girls.

An Associated Press story about the report includes national absentee stats:

…..13 percent of students were absent 15 or more days during the 2013-2014 year.

States Percent Absentee
AK 23
AL 12.5
AR 11.6
AZ 16.5
CA 11.9
CO 16.4
CT 14.6
DC 31.5
DE 15
FL 4.5
GA 11.1
HI 19.7
IA 12.8
ID 10.4
IL 13.1
IN 9.8
KS 14.1
KY 14.6
LA 13.3
MA 12.8
MD 15.2
ME 14.6
MI 18.4
MN 12.6
MO 12
MS 15.8
MT 17.4
NC 13.8
ND 9.8
NE 10.6
NH 12.9
NJ 12.1
NM 11.1
NV 18.1
NY 11.2
OH 15.1
OK 11.6
OR 22.7
PA 15.3
RI 19.3
SC 8.5
SD 11.7
TN 12.7
TX 11.8
UT 15.8
VA 13.2
VT 11.4
WA 24.8
WI 16.2
WV 14.1
WY 14.7
NATIONAL 13.1
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Read the entire report online HERE.