Frequently Asked Questions

Donald McKay K-8 School

Data from:     2016-2017     2017-2018     2018-2019

District: Boston

Student Emotional Safety Scale

The following survey questions concern perceptions of Student Emotional Safety.

This School 3.5

How often are students at this school unkind to each other online?

Total Responses: 182

Most Popular: Rarely

Source: Students

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Very frequently: 12
Regularly: 23
Occasionally: 43
Rarely: 62
Almost never: 42

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How much bullying occurs at this school?

Total Responses: 182

Most Popular: Almost none

Source: Students

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A tremendous amount: 5
Quite a bit: 31
Some: 36
A little bit: 52
Almost none: 58

5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 1, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 2, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 2, 4, 4, 4, 2, 5, 1, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 5, 2, 4, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 2, 5, 4, 5, 1, 4, 4, 2, 4, 5, 3, 2, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 2, 5, 3, 5, 2, 5, 4, 5, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 5, 4, 3, 5, 2, 2, 2, 4, 4, 1, 5, 5, 5, 3, 4, 3, 2, 2, 4, 3, 2, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 2, 3, 4, 2, 4, 2, 3, 5, 4, 3, 5, 5, 3, 5, 3, 1, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 2, 2, 3, 5, 4, 3, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 2, 3, 5, 3, 5, 2, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4

How often are students bullied at school?

Total Responses: 40

Most Popular: Occasionally

Source: Teachers

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Very frequently: 0
Regularly: 1
Occasionally: 19
Rarely: 15
Almost never: 5

3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3

How often are students bullied because of who they are?

Total Responses: 39

Most Popular: Rarely

Source: Teachers

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Very frequently: 0
Regularly: 0
Occasionally: 16
Rarely: 19
Almost never: 4

3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3

Overall, how unkind are students to each other?

Total Responses: 40

Most Popular: A little bit unkind

Source: Teachers

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Very unkind: 0
Quite unkind: 0
Somewhat unkind: 9
A little bit unkind: 25
Not at all unkind: 6

3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3

How often are students unkind to each other at this school?

Total Responses: 181

Most Popular: Rarely

Source: Students

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Very frequently: 13
Regularly: 32
Occasionally: 49
Rarely: 71
Almost never: 16

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