Infographic: Addressing Bullying in Schools

Violent threats and incidents have become a seemingly daily occurrence in U.S. schools, especially since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. According to The Educator’s School Safety Network, the Parkland school shooting is one of more than 81 school-based violent incidents and threats reported in Florida this school year.

Nationally, the 2016-2017 school year featured 2,221 threats and incidents that impacted at least 3,000 schools. And those are just the ones we know about.

A new infographic from K12 Insight explores the alarming pattern of school violence nationwide–and points to the critical importance of effective school safety policies.

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This story was originally posted on the K12 Insight blog.