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10 <br /> • Of particular note is that the strongest predictor of suicidal ideation was having been <br /> harassed in school or related to school. Having been harassed conferred a 300%increase <br /> in the odds of considering attempting suicide, compared to an 85% increase for the next <br /> most predictive factor (being Asian/South Asian). <br /> Lexington High School students who... <br /> Seriously Considered Suicide in Past Year <br /> Lexington High Schoo Youth Fa lk BeIhaworSurvey <br /> 20% g% <br /> 1 ;,, 17r <br /> 1 <br /> 1 % .. 1a4, <br /> 0%� <br /> I <br /> 2004 2007 2009 2011 2013 <br /> 2. Lexington students experience extreme amounts of academic stress and competition <br /> • The majority of students consistently report homework and academic classes among <br /> their top stressors. <br /> • 60% reported "extreme" or "a lot" of stress due to school <br /> • 96% reported stress due to homework, with 16% reporting "extreme" stress <br /> • 32% agreed or strongly agreed that difficulties were piling up so high that they could <br /> not overcome them <br /> • 35% reported they could not cope with all of the things that they have to do <br /> These numbers illustrate how toxic and unrelenting the stress level has become for <br /> many Lexington youth. <br /> • A consistent theme in the LHS Youth Risk Behavior Survey data is how much the culture <br /> of competitiveness in Lexington plays a role in student stress and disconnection. <br /> • The vast majority (83%) of students either agreed or strongly agreed that the <br /> atmosphere at LHS and in the town encourages students to compete academically <br /> with each other. <br /> • Over half(52%) reported that there was a lot of back-stabbing at school. Nearly 40% <br /> of students reported that bullying occurred often or very often at LHS, and 30% <br /> disagreed with the statements "I feel close to people at my school" and "I feel like I <br />