Raising awareness of Anti-bullying of school students in Sentolo District, Kulon Progo regency
Posted on: 2024-10-07 16:33:02
Learning activities in the Education Unit is a very important activity for a student at school age. Because the work of students at that age is a student, it is appropriate if all the activities they do are carried out in the form of learning activities and activities other than learning that will be a supporter of learning activities. However, the learning activities of the students are threatened by the occurrence of bullying by the perpetrators of bullying in schools and outside schools, both intentionally and unintentionally. Bullying that occurs in learners has a negative impact, and can even have a very fatal impact which results in disruption of learning activities carried out by learners. All parties related to the learning activities of learners have responsibilities in accordance with their respective responsibilities and roles towards learners. This service activity seeks to increase awareness (awareness) and socialization about various forms of bullying that occur in schools as well as how to prevent and handle it in the event of bullying in the school environment and outside school. This activity is expected to arouse teachers, parents, students, and the community about the dangers of bullying, as well as having knowledge of how to prevent and treat victims of bullying.
1. Situation Analysis
The potential for bullying in schools is still high. Based on the results of the National Assessment in 2021, as many as 24.4% of students have the potential to experience bullying at school. This becomes very worrying, because this value is relatively high, where out of every 4 people, there is at least 1 student who has the potential to experience bullying at school, with various causes of bullying.
Bullying or in English is bullying, is an unpleasant behavior carried out by individuals or groups to others physically or verbally, and occurs in the real world as well as in cyberspace (internet, especially on social media). The impact of bullying will make the victim feel uncomfortable, hurt, and depressed. Further negative impacts that will be felt by the victim include physical and psychological pain, self-confidence (self-esteem) is declining, the feelings of shame, trauma, feeling alone, and awry, fear of activity, self-isolation, suffering from social fears, and can even lead to a very fatal impact such as the occurrence of mental disorders or the desire to commit suicide.
When bullying occurs in schools, then this has the potential to have a serious impact on student achievement which will result in a decrease in interest in learning and even unwilling to come to school. The desire of victims of bullying to isolate themselves is due to trauma when going to school, the victim will again be exposed to bullying carried out by his social circle of friends either intentionally or unintentionally. Victims who do not get serious and proper treatment are feared to be unable to control themselves so that the impact of the bullying they suffer is feared to become increasingly severe.
So severe is the impact of bullying for students, then bullying as far as possible prevented in such a way by all parties related to the learning activities of students, both in the school environment, family at home, and the social environment of friends. All parties have their own roles in preventing bullying in schools. The roles of related parties in the Prevention of bullying need to be carried out comprehensively by all parties so that all related parties realize the importance of preventing bullying.
2. Partner Problems
Bullying of school students is quite frequent in the education unit to create concern from all parties related to the education of students. This concern is a form of concern about the potential for the spread of bullying cases that occur in the Education Unit environment if prevention and treatment efforts are not carried out properly and comprehensively. Comprehensive treatment is needed so that bullying can be prevented as early as possible so that it does not occur in an environment that has the potential to cause bullying of learners.
This service activity is focused on efforts to provide awareness of the forms of bullying that often occur, how prevention should be done by related parties, and build adequate understanding to jointly prevent and handle bullying. Furthermore, this service activity is expected to provide information and in-depth understanding to the participants who attended about the importance of preventing bullying, because the Prevention of bullying is much more important than its handling. In addition, from this activity the family, community and school are expected to make a change in mindset about bullying that can be prevented by creating a safe, comfortable, and peaceful situation for learners.
