TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Economic costs of bias-based bullying
JO  - School psychology quarterly
A1  - Baams, Laura
A1  - Talmage, Craig A.
A1  - Russell, Stephen T.
SP  - 422
EP  - 433
VL  - 32
IS  - 3
N2  - 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. <br><br>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. (PsycINFO Database Record<br><br>(c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1045-3830
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/spq0000211
ID  - ref1
ER  -