This study describes the bullying behaviors reported by 198 students in grade 8 in two middle schools in the same southern city. Of the students, 92% reported observing some type of bullying at their school at least "sometimes. " Nearly one half of the students did not tell anyone when they were bullied. Those who did report bullying were most likely to tell afriend or their mother Less than 3% reported that they would tell a teacher Findings also indicate that students perceived nearly 60% of teachers and more than 70% of administrators as "not interested" in reducing bullying on campuses.
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