“Through a nonprofit they formed with their community in the weeks following her death — known as PEER Kindness — they have come to the rescue of students harassed by bullies and worked to spare thousands of others from the torment Cait could not escape.”

“The state education department tracking a 6% increase in reports of bullying between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years.”

“Bullying has also continued to rank among the top concerns fielded by Colorado Safe2Tell, an anonymous reporting system where students, parents and community members can flag safety concerns related to bullying, violence, mental health crises and other threats.”

“Bullying was the third top concern in Safe2Tell reports during the 2023-24 school year, when the call system tallied 2,832 reports related to bullying — the highest number, Weiser’s office said, in the program’s nearly 22-year history.”

“During the last school year, bullying ranked as the second-biggest concern, with 2,673 bullying reports passed along to Safe2Tell.”

“Between August and December, the system recorded 1,185 reports tied to bullying, according to data provided by Weiser’s office.”

“She had tried twice before, including one time after another student approached her during a school basketball game and, standing a couple inches from her face, screamed at her to get out of the student section in front of the whole school.”