Bullying Prevention Awareness Campaign as an Effort to Create a Safe and Comfortable School Environment at SDN Panyabrangan
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Bullying Prevention, Elementary School, Safe School Environment, Student Awareness, SocializationAbstract
Bullying in elementary schools can undermine students’ sense of safety, comfort, and social well-being, making preventive education an important component of a supportive school environment. This community service activity aimed to strengthen students’ understanding of bullying, its forms, impacts, prevention strategies, and appropriate responses when witnessing or experiencing bullying at SDN Panyabrangan. The activity employed a descriptive qualitative approach involving 113 students from grades IV, V, and VI. Data were obtained through observation, question-and-answer sessions, and documentation. The program combined presentations with interactive activities, including Anti-Bullying Clap, experience-based questions, butterfly hug, positive affirmations, and storytelling. The materials addressed verbal, physical, social, and cyberbullying, along with their emotional and academic consequences. Students participated actively by answering questions, following activities, and discussing appropriate responses such as supporting victims and reporting incidents to teachers or parents. The activity indicates that interactive socialization can serve as an initial preventive effort to promote empathy, respectful peer relations, and a safer school climate. However, the absence of pre-test and post-test measurements limits quantitative assessment of changes in students’ understanding and the program’s longer-term effects on behavior.
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