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Table 9. Percentage of public middle schools reporting selected disciplinary problems, by frequency and type of disciplinary problem: School year 2003–04
| Type of disciplinary problem | Daily | At least once a week | At least once a month | On occasion | Never |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student racial tensions | 1 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 31 |
| Student bullying | 17 | 25 | 23 | 34 | 1 |
| Student sexual harassment of other students1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 67 | 7 |
| Student verbal abuse of teachers | 4 | 13 | 17 | 54 | 11 |
| Widespread disorder in classrooms | 1 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 53 |
| Student acts of disrespect for teachers | 12 | 19 | 16 | 50 | 3 |
| Undesirable gang activities2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 69 |
| Undesirable cult or extremist group activities3 | # | # | # | 6 | 94 |
| # Rounds to zero. | |||||
| 1 Sexual harassment was defined for respondents as "unsolicited, offensive behavior that inappropriately asserts sexuality over another person. This behavior may be verbal or nonverbal." | |||||
| 2 Gang was defined for respondents as "an ongoing loosely organized association of three or more persons, whether formal or informal, that has a common name, signs, symbols or colors, whose members engage, either individually or collectively, in violent or other forms of illegal behavior." | |||||
| 3 Cult or extremist group was defined for respondents as "a group that espouses radical beliefs and practices, which may include a religious component, that are widely seen as threatening the basic values and cultural norms of society at large." | |||||
| NOTE: "At school" was defined for respondents to include activities that happen in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and at places that hold school-sponsored events or activities. Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at school. | |||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2004. | |||||
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