Aug 13, 2021, 3:15 PM
(From K-12 Dive) Prior to the pandemic, the rate of cyberbullying was on a steady incline, with the number of reported incidents rising from 11.5% to 15.3% between 2015 and 2017, according to U.S. Department of Education data. But new data out of Brown University’s Annenberg Institute for School Reform indicate school bullying and cyberbullying dropped around 30-40% after schools transitioned to remote learning in spring 2020 and during the 2020-21 school year due to the coronavirus pandemic. This drop is sustained through the fall and winter of the 2020-21 school year, though bullying partially rose to pre-pandemic levels as schools reopened. These results highlight how in-person interaction is an important mechanism underlying not only in-person school bullying, but also cyberbullying.
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