Tennessee ranks among the states with the worst bullying problems, according to a new study released by backgroundchecks.org.
The organization's research team found Tennessee ranks 8th among states with the biggest bullying problems.
They calculated a total score for each state based on four categories: Bullying Occurrence Score, School Violence Score, Bullying Impact Scores and State Bullying Laws.
Louisiana ranked as the state with the worst bullying problem.
You can see the full rankings and a more in-depth explanation of the scoring system here.