More Students Threatened at School by Peers
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The threat of violence is becoming a more common part of school life in the capital city region, reveals a study by the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES). Repeated threats or incidents of bullying are also on the rise.
Children in grade school or junior high are more likely to be threatened than those in high school. Thirty percent of junior high boys and 17 percent of girls say they've been physically threatened. In high school, the figures are 23 percent for boys and 10 percent of girls.
School bullying hasn't declined either, according to the survey. Nine percent of junior-high respondents said they are the victims of bullying at least once a week. Eight percent of students admitted to participating in bullying.
STAKES's nation-wide survey polled around 31,000 youth in junior high, high school, and vocational schools in Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo, and Kauniainen.
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