The Indicators of School Crime and Safety report is issued annually by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics, using data from several different national surveys, including the National Crime Victimization Survey. The NCVS included data from interviews of middle and high school students, using this questionnaire. Some of the questions the students were asked included the following:

Thinking about your school over the last 6 months, would you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with the following:

- Everyone knows what the school rules are
- The school rules are fair
- The punishment for breaking school rules is the same no matter who you are
- The school rules are strictly enforced
- If a school rule is broken, students know what punishment will follow

During the last 6 months, has any other student bullied you? That is, has another student:

- Made fun of you, called you names, or insulted you?
- Spread rumors about you?
- Threatened you with harm?
- Pushed you, shoved you, tripped you, or spit on you?
- Tried to make you do things you did not want to do, for example, give them money or other things?
- Excluded you from activities on purpose?
- Destroyed your property on purpose?

During the last 6 months…did you STAY AWAY from any of the following places because you thought someone might attack or harm you there?
- The shortest route to school?
- The entrance into the school?
- Any hallways or stairs in school?
- Parts of the school cafeteria?
- Any school restrooms?
- Other places inside the school building?
- School parking lot?
- Other places on school grounds?

Did you AVOID any extra-curricular activities at your school because you thought someone might attack or harm you?

Did you AVOID any classes because you thought someone might attack or harm you?

How often are you afraid that someone will attack or harm you on the way to and from school?

How often did you stay home from school because you thought someone might attack or harm you?

How often are you afraid that someone will attack or harm you at school?

How often are you afraid that someone will attack or harm you on the way to and from school?

In your classes, how often are you distracted from doing your schoolwork because other students are misbehaving, for example, talking or fighting?

What answers would be given by our middle and high school students to this questionnaire?