Efforts School Personnel in Overcoming Student Bullying Behavior at SMAN 1 Lubuk Sikaping

Abstract

Bullying is a desire to dominate others and attack psychologically or physically on weaker individuals or groups. Bullying behavior should not be allowed to go unpunished, it must be handled by both the perpetrator and the victim. To overcome bullying behavior in schools, it is necessary to have the efforts of school personnel. This study aims to determine the efforts of school personnel in overcoming student bullying behavior. The research method that is used by the researcher in this research is qualitative method with a descriptive approach. The subjects in this study were 5 school personnel consisting of school principals, student representatives, homeroom teachers, PPKN teachers and counseling teachers. The research subjects were taken using purposive sampling technique. The data collection instrument used interview guidelines for the efforts of school personnel in dealing with student bullying behavior. The data analysis technique used thematic analysis by verifying the interview transcripts. This research was assisted by a voice recorder on a smartphone. The results of this study indicated the forms of bullying behavior at SMA N 1 Lubuk Sikaping, namely verbal bullying, physical bullying and social bullying. The efforts were made by school personnel in overcoming student bullying behavior are by sticking educational posters, providing education during school activities, including bullying problems in homeroom activities, direct reprimands, handling carried out by guidance counselors and collaboration with outsiders.