Economic Costs of Bias-Based Bullying

Autor/inn/en	Baams, Laura; Talmage, Craig A.; Russell, Stephen T.
Titel	Economic Costs of Bias-Based Bullying
Quelle	In: School Psychology Quarterly, 32 (2017) 3, S.422-433 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-3830
DOI	10.1037/spq0000211
Schlagwörter	School Districts; Resource Allocation; Financial Support; Public Education; Attendance Patterns; Correlation; Social Bias; Bullying; Educational Environment; State Surveys; School Safety; Grade 7; Grade 9; Grade 11; Student Characteristics; Costs; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School district; Schulbezirk; Ressourcenallokation; Finanzielle Förderung; Öffentliche Erziehung; Korrelation; Mobbing; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Cost; Kosten; Kalifornien
Abstract	Because many school districts receive funding based on student attendance, absenteeism results in a high cost for the public education system. This study shows the direct links between bias-based bullying, school absenteeism because of feeling unsafe at school, and loss of funds for school districts in California. Data from the 2011-2013 California Healthy Kids Survey and the California Department of Education were utilized. Results indicate that annually, California school districts lose an estimated $276 million of unallocated funds because of student absences resulting from feeling unsafe at school. Experiences of bias-based bullying were significantly associated with student absenteeism, and the combination of these experiences resulted in a loss of funds to school districts. For example, the absence of students who experienced bullying based on their race or ethnicity resulted in a projected loss of $78 million in unallocated funds. These data indicate that in addition to fostering student safety and well-being, schools have the societal obligation and economic responsibility to prevent bias-based bullying and related absenteeism. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01