US students face a huge jump in ‘hostile acts’, weapon attacks, Government Accountability Office report shows

During its examination of hate behavior, the GAO found that “bullying is common in schools across the country,” hurting 5.2 million students aged 12 to 18, or about 20 percent. school population, for the 2018-2019 school year. Middle school students are more likely to be bullied than high school students and students in schools with 300 learners or less are more likely more victims than schools with more than 1,000 students.