Digital Smarts - State Laws May Help Reduce Incidents Of Bullying

According to a study in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, even basic anti-bullying state laws are associated with significantly lower in-person and cyberbullying instances reported in schools. Data shows high-school students in states with basic anti-bullying laws were 24% less likely to report being bullied in general and 20% less likely to report being bullied online. Every state does now have a law on the books addressing this pervasive and problematic form of peer harassment, but now the issue may be school districts.  According to a report put out earlier in 2015, 26.3% of districts don't have existing bullying policies.