Child abuse is, unfortunately, an all too common experience among high school students.
Many of them have been abused for years, and the abuse continues as students mature. Only upon leaving the family home may abuse end. Students who were abused reported that the abuse had a negative impact on their total well being. Students were asked if, in the past year, they stayed with others because they felt it was unsafe for them to go home. Conversely, the more secure a student felt, the higher the grades the student reported.