School violence

Perception of teachers in the municipal school system of Lages

Abstract

This article aims to understand the main types of school violence and identify actions to prevent and address these types of violence in municipal schools in Lages/SC. School violence refers to acts of physical, verbal, psychological, or moral aggression that occur in the school environment, involving students, teachers, or other members of the school community, compromising the integral development and educational process. The research methodology has a qualitative approach and was developed in two stages. In the first stage, a literature review was carried out during the years 2020 and 2021. Subsequently, a questionnaire was sent to teachers in municipal schools in Lages. The data were interpreted according to Mayring's (2002) qualitative content analysis method. The results indicate that physical violence (hitting, pushing, throwing objects) leads the list of types of violence, and occurs especially among students. Next comes moral and psychological violence (humiliation, jokes, threats, swearing). Some isolated prevention actions were identified (lectures, videos, distribution of booklets) and the absence of a prevention policy or program at the municipal level. The main actions to address the problem were: requesting support from management and police officers, and talking to family members. In short, it is important to create a municipal program to prevent and address violence in schools.