The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the 2019 results of their biennial Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), and the responses show public schools in the Peach State are having a tough time keeping children safe.
The latest data from YRBSS shows 14.5 percent of Georgia high school students were bullied on school property in 2019, while another 10.6 percent reported being cyberbullied.
Another 9.8 percent reported being in a fight on school property in 2019, with 6 percent reporting they were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property. Disturbingly, 8.3 percent reported skipping school at least once in the last 30 days due to concerns for their safety. Even more disturbingly, over one in six Georgia high schoolers, 18.5 percent, said they had seriously considered attempting suicide, while 11.8 percent actually attempted it.