{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Attorney General Jack Conway says 160,000 students across the country miss school each day for fear of being bullied. Conway and officials with the Kentucky Center for School Safety and the Kentucky Suicide Prevention Group are urging students, parents and educators to help fight bullying and harassment. Conway says, with the growth of online social networking, cyberbullying has become one of the most prevalent types of bullying that occurs between teens, and by recognizing the signs of bullying and taking action, we can stop a problem that is fueling youth violence and suicides across the Commonwealth and the country. Kentucky Department of Education officials say there were 6,076 incidents of bullying, felony stalking, harassment or verbal abuse during the 2011-12 school year that resulted in an expulsion, out-of-school suspension or corporal punishment. Kentucky is among 49 states with anti-bullying laws.
