New Research Findings
One of the most recent studies that we found shows how students with speech problems like stuttering are treated at their schools. According to Langevin of the American Language-Speech-Hearing Association, “Between 30% and 60% of typically fluent children are bullied at some time during a school semester or year, with between 6% and 15% of children being bullied chronically (i.e., once a week or more often; Card & Hodges, 2008)” (Langevin, 2012). This statistic is alarming because it shows that bullies are targeting kids that have disabilities to bully. This is the most important problem to solve, because those are the students that need the most help. If we allow the bullying to continue, it is possible that the students will be afraid to talk because they will be scared of getting bullied, which could lead to having the speech issues for a longer period of time and even possibly into adulthood.
Bullying not only affects students in the U.S., but it is also a global issue. In a survey in Nigerian schools, “The report also showed that more boys (77%) accepted bullying than girls, (62%). Bullying is a global problem among school-age children”(Alika, 2012). This is interesting because it shows that boys do more of the bullying than the girls. Girls bullying, however, can be more hurtful (verbally) than the bullying that happens between boys.
Bullying not only affects students in the U.S., but it is also a global issue. In a survey in Nigerian schools, “The report also showed that more boys (77%) accepted bullying than girls, (62%). Bullying is a global problem among school-age children”(Alika, 2012). This is interesting because it shows that boys do more of the bullying than the girls. Girls bullying, however, can be more hurtful (verbally) than the bullying that happens between boys.