sentences:  All six respondents from the 16-18 age group had admitted that at school they had often become victims of bullying.Among 48 respondents, who had been victims of physical violence, 73% had never reported to police.Among the reasons for not reporting to police the following was mentioned ineffectiveness of police (21.62%), fear of homophobic treatment (29.73%), and failure by the police to treat the matter in a serious manner (21.62%).