Survey: Nearly Half of Students Sexually Harassed in School

48% of surveyed middle and high school students said they were sexually harassed at least once, typically be their peers, during 2010-2012 school year, according to a report released Monday AAUW, a group that advocates  for gender equality in schools.

Girls were more likely to experience harassment than boys. 56% of girls said they were sexually harassed at least once in the past school year, compared to 40% of boys. 44% of students were harassed in person, while 30% of students said they were harassed digitally, either through Facebook, text messaging, or E-mail.

Student respondents said girls whose "bodies are really developed, more than other girls" are most likely to be sexually harassed, followed by girls who are either very petty or considered not pretty. Boys who are "not very masculine" and overweight students are also at high risk for being harassed in according to the report.