UNVEILING BULLYING ISSUES IN SCHOOLS

Abstract

Bullying behavior is an issue that is often discussed today. This behavior is often found in environments where it should not be, such as in the family environment and at school. Bullying behavior is an aggressive and manipulative action that can cause conflict for the perpetrator and the victim. The high incidence of bullying, especially among teenagers, has a negative impact, such as a decrease in academic achievement due to problems with concentration on learning and psychological problems on teenagers. This socialization activity to teenagers at school aims to provide education to prevent bullying behavior by character education and involving teachers and parents. The method used in this activity is providing material in the form of sharing, question and answer, discussion, demonstration and mentoring. This activity is carried out with the hope that increasing knowledge about bullying behavior will reduce bullying cases that occur in the environment, and build courage to get a help from friends, teachers and parents so that it can be handled well and minimize bullying cases. The results achieved in this activity are students, teachers and even the community's understanding of the negative impacts of bullying behavior. The result from socialization is that 94% of students were inspired and willing to share their anti-bullying knowledge with their surrounding community.