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OKLAHOMA CITY —
A newly released report says as many as a third of elementary and middle school students in Oklahoma are involved in bullying.
The report released Tuesday by the Oklahoma State Department of Health presents findings from a 2005 survey of nearly 8,000 students in 85 school districts.
The survey found 14 percent of the students had been victims of bullying, 12 percent had been bullies, and 7 percent had been both a bully and a victim.
Other studies have linked bullying to health problems, adjustment difficulties, antisocial behavior and even later criminal activity.
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