Nearly a quarter (23.8%) of fifth graders sometimes or always felt unsafe at school, citing teasing and bullying that typically occurred when adults were absent.

Evidence

Students Feeling Unsafe in School: Fifth Graders’ Experiences (PMC (Journal of School Health))

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The decisive psychological traumatism of the colonial child occurs in grammar school — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 573; Bullying and peer conflict rank among the most common sources of trauma in schools, leaving children feeling isolated, unsafe and anxious about attending school. — Understanding School-Based Trauma: Causes, Impacts and Prevention

Related

• Bullying and peer conflict rank among the most common sources of trauma in schools, leaving children feeling isolated, unsafe and anxious about attending school. (similarity 0.83)
• High values on the bullying victim scale are accompanied by higher school displeasure (anxiety), and school displeasure is associated with significantly more days of absence from school. (similarity 0.82)