llying is becoming a huge problem. It is estimated that 160,000 children miss school every day due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students. American schools harbor approximately 2.1 million bullies and 2.7 million of their victims. 56% of students have personally witnessed some type of bullying at school. 15% of all school absenteeism is directly related to fears of being bullied at school. 71% of students report incidents of bullying as a problem at their school. 1 out of 20 students has seen a student with a gun at school. According to bullying statistics, 1 out of every 10 students who drops out of school does so because of repeated bullying [13, p. 201].
3.3 Child care system
care system in the USA can be investigated from two points. 1 st is the criminal responsibility of children for their crimes.are at least 2,225 child offenders serving life without parole sentences in US prisons for crimes committed before they were age 18. While many of the child offenders are now adults, 16 percent were between 13 and 15 years old at the time they committed their crimes. An estimated 59 percent were sentenced to life without parole for their first-ever criminal conviction. Forty-two states currently have laws allowing children to receive life without parole sentences [8, p. 131]. Ages of criminal responsibility and consent, the age at which attendance at school ceases to be obligatory, the age at which legally binding contracts can be entered into, and so on, may all be different.many countries, including Australia, India , Philippines, Brazil, Croatia and Colombia, a minor is defined as a person under the age of 18. In the United States, where the age of majority is set by the individual states, minor usually refers to someone under the age of 18, but can in some states be used in certain areas (such as gambling, gun ownership and the consuming of alcohol) to define someone under the age of 21 [17, p. 111]. Point of child care system are legal rights of young American citizens. Children are suffering from a hidden epidemic of child abuse and neglect. Every year 3.3 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States involving 6 million children; that s because reports can include multiple children. The United States has the worst record in the industrialized nation - losing five children every day due to abuse-related deaths.order to prevent child abuse the US government developed a list of laws. The primary responsibility for the child care system rests with the States, and each State has its own legal and administrative structures and programs that address the needs of children and families. However, States must comply with specific Federal requirements and guidelines in order to be eligible for Federal funding under certain programs.with the passage of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) in 1974, the US Congress has implemented a number of laws that have had a significant impact on State child protection and child welfare services. Such legislation frequently requires Federal departments and agencies, such as the Children's Bureau within the US Department of Health and Human Services, to issue or amend Federal policy and regulation. New legislation also prompts responses at the State level, including enactment of State legislation, development or revision of State agency policy and regulations, and implementa...
