Asian-American, Sikh Bullying Dramatically Increasing In New York City Schools

Two civil rights groups released reports of a dramatic increase in bullying of Asian-American students in New York City public schools. 

The report by the Sikh Coalition and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund found that bullying of Asian-American students nearly doubled, to 50 percent, in 2012 compared with 27 percent of students who reported being harassed in 2009. Despite the fact that New York City school officials established policies in 2008 intended to combat “bias-based” bullying and intimidation, the groups found that many of the policies were rarely implemented. Teachers rarely intervened and in some cases made derogatory statements themselves.

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