What Are the Odds Your Child Is Being Bullied in CT? This Report Will Tell You

Bullying remains a problem in the United States and in Connecticut, but the state's rankings according to a new report from the personal finance website WalletHub place Connecticut better than average in the U.S.

According to the report, entitled "2016’s States with the Biggest Bullying Problems," Connecticut is ranked 39th overall in Bullying Prevalence and Prevention. Michigan was ranked first overall, Louisiana, West Virginia, Montana and Arkansas.

"Bullying takes many forms, ranging from the seemingly innocuous name-calling to the more harmful cyberbullying to severe physical violence," writes Richie Bernardo, the report's author. "It happens everywhere, at all times to the most vulnerable of kids, especially those who are obese, gay or have a disability."

The methodology to identify the states where bullying is most pervasive, WalletHub compared 45 states and the District of Columbia across 17 key metrics, ranging from “bullying-incident rate” to “truancy costs for schools” to “percentage of high school students bullied online.” Because they lacked appropriate data, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington were not included.

A closer look at Connecticut's numbers as it pertains to Bullying Prevalence and Prevention (1=Biggest, 23=Avg.):

• 34th – In the percentage of High School Students Bullied on School Property
• 33rd – In the percentage of High School Students Bullied Online
• 19th – In the percentage of High School Students Who Missed School Out of Fear of Being Bullied
• 33rd – In the percentage of High School Students Who Attempted Suicide
• 34th – In the percentage of High School Students Who Experienced Feeling Sad or Hopeless
• 40th – In the number of Psychologists per Capita
• 36th – In the percentage of School Districts with LGBT Protections

Click here to view the full report from WalletHub.

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