<![CDATA[This study aims to analyze the forms of bullying that occur and to examine school strategies in preventing and handling student bullying at SMA Negeri 1 Pangkajene dan Kepulauan. The research employed a mixed-methods approach with a descriptive quantitative and qualitative design. The participants consisted of 743 tenth- and eleventh-grade students, along with key informants including the principal, vice principal for curriculum affairs, and guidance and counseling teachers. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, and documentation, then analyzed using descriptive statistics and NVIVO analysis. The findings revealed that bullying still occurs, with non-physical bullying being the dominant form. Verbal bullying showed the highest percentage (35%–39%), followed by digital bullying (22%–26%) and social bullying (13%–16%), while physical bullying was relatively low (9%–11%). These findings indicate a shift in bullying patterns from physical forms to more latent and difficult-to-detect psychological forms, commonly referred to as invisible bullying. The perpetrators were predominantly fellow students, indicating that bullying is largely rooted in students’ social interactions. The school’s prevention strategies were collaborative and multidimensional, involving socialization programs, stakeholder engagement, the active role of guidance and counseling teachers, and institutional strengthening through the establishment of the Violence Prevention and Handling Team (TPPK). Furthermore, the handling strategies were implemented systematically, gradually, and restoratively through counseling services, student guidance, and parental involvement. Although these strategies have contributed to raising awareness, stronger transformative and sustainable preventive approaches are still needed to create a safe and bullying-free school environment.]]>
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