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Children and Danger: A Look at the Statistics

20+ teens killed daily — 13 by guns 8 million teens drink per week 1.3 million teen ALCOHOLICS 2,478 drop out of school per day 7,742 start having sex per day 2,700 teenage girls become pregnant each day 1:10 teen boys attempt suicide 1:5 teen girls attempt suicide 1:8 girls will be a victim of date RAPE (1:4 attempted) 135,000 children bring guns to school per day 3,300 runaways per day 180+ teachers attacked daily Statistics compiled by Charlie Abourjilie, 2001

“Facts do not cease to exist simply because they are ignored.”
- A. Huxley

“Parents say they want to know what’s going on in our lives, what we do, but don’t really want to know.”
- 11th grade student, 2001

Excerpt from Character Education Informational Handbook & Guide, Public Schools of North Carolina, Department of Education, 2002. Used by permission.