Indiana schools reported 5,103 bullying incidents during the 2021-22 school year, which is a 157% increase from the previous school year when schools documented 1,984 bullying cases.
The Marion County Commission on Youth offers training for people who work with kids and is concerned about bullying. The state has very specific criteria as to what can be considered bullying including that the behavior is repeated and has a “substantially detrimental effect” on the targeted student’s physical or mental health.Prompted by a WRTV Investigation that found many Indiana schools reported zero incidents of bullying, in 2018, the Governor signed a new law that allows the Indiana Department of Education to audit schools if parents suspect they’re not being truthful about bullying.
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