Concepções de Professores Sobre Bulliyng e Formas de Enfrentamento no Contexto Escolar

Abstract

School violence is an old phenomenon that has been preserved over time. In contemporary times, another form of violence in the school environment has been reported, which has taken on increasing dimensions, called bullying. It is a psychological or physical intimidation, intentional and recurrent, directed at a person seen as fragile by their aggressors. The school seems to contribute to the existence of this form of violence by encouraging the reproduction of social practices that prevent the reception of human diversity. This article aimed to analyze the conceptions of teachers of the state of Bahia about bullying, identifying concepts attributed to this phenomenon, as well as possible ways of confronting in the school context. The analyzes were carried out through interviews with teachers from public schools in two cities in Bahia marked by a high rate of violence. It was noticed the lack of a conceptual clarity about bullying and, in some cases, a relativization of situations identified as something common to the school routine or seen as a joke by the teachers. Possible ways of facing were identified based on the concepts presented. It can be noticed that the school context is part of the culture and ends up being a (re)producer of violence.