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Maryland Ranks Among Top-5 States With Highest Bullying Rates, Study Finds

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Rankings from a new survey show the highest rates of bullying in the U.S.

The states with the highest levels of bullying are Louisiana, Arkansas, Arizona, Tennessee and Maryland.

The data covers a range of statistics, instances of physical threat or harm as well as in-person and electronic bullying for public school students and teachers.

The report found many states have struggled under the weight of teenage bullying crisis.

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