Bullying rates going down

According to MSNBC, the number of kids physically bullied went "from nearly 22 percent in 2003 to under 15 percent in 2008" (AP 1). An increase in funding for anti0bullying programs following the 1999 Columbine incident has encouraged these lower bullying rates. This decrease is encouraging, but we shouldn't be satisfied. "You have to keep at it, training new teachers every year — not just training one time and you’re done," says Marlene Snyder, of Clemson University’s Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life (AP 1).

Interested in the article? Read about the Sharp Drop Seen in Children's Bullying from MSNBC.