7 Statistics on Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Suicide in the US

6.Bullying and school attendance

18.5 percent of students ages 12 to 17 skipped school because of bullying and 10.3 percent did so because of cyberbullying. About 2 percent said that they skipped school many times to avoid being bullied. That’s 500,000 kids that frequently stay out of classrooms because of bullies.
Source: Cyberbullying.org

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