Bullying is my social issue. I decided to use it for my social issue poster because many people are affected by bullying. In fact, each year, over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying. This means that 1 out of 7 students from kindergarten to 12th grade is either a bully or a victim of bullying. Bullying often involves teasing, talking about hurting someone, spreading harmful rumors, leaving other kids out on purpose, and attacking someone verbally or physically. In fact, 160,000 children miss school every day because of bullying. If bullying becomes harmful enough, students may even drop out of school, with studies finding that every 1 in 10 students who drops out of school does so because of repeated bullying. Also, in some extreme cases of bullying, students may even commit suicide or homicide. In fact, suicide rates have increased by over 50% in the last 3 decades among 10-14 year olds, and a likely cause is from bullying. Also, many people who commit homicide were twice as likely as their homicide victims to have been repeatedly bullied by their peers.

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