October is Duck Hunting Season for Roundup! Rubber ducks, that is. The newly formed Youth Cares Group, has created a game for all in the community to play. Find the ducks, take a photo, post it on Facebook or Instagram, tagging @youthcares, and you can be registered to win a $100 Amazon gift card. The game is to promote positivity in the community and recognize that October is Bullying Prevention Month.
In a national study by National Center for Educational Statistics, 2019, reported by Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center, it is reported that; One out of every five
students report being bullied. More males than female students report physical bullying, and more females than males report non-physical bullying, such as rumors, exclusion from groups and activities. Forty-one percent of reported bully victims feel that it will happen again. The highest reported place of occurrences of bullying is considered to be hallway or stairwell of school, followed by in the classroom.
For more statistics and information about bullying, check out this site, Bullying Statistics - National Bullying Prevention Center (pacer.org). For goodness sake, lets all be nice to each other.
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