Home⇛Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal⇛vol. 44 no. 4 (2025)

Bullying Incidents and Learners’ Academic Performance: Basis for a School-Based Anti-Bullying Policy

Helen Grace Bonita | Omar Hussien

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

Bullying is one of the things which make the school environment not conducive to learning to many learners. Schools play an important vital role in shaping and developing the potentials of students, it is necessary to create an attractive, safe, comfortable, and conducive school climate so that learning objectives are achieved, but unfortunately the rampant behavior of bullying causes the classroom climate to be unsatisfactory, conducive and cause problems. The purpose of this study sought to determine if there was bullying that existed in school, the type of bullying experience among the one hundred fifty-five (155) Grade 10 learners of Acelo C. Badelles Sr. Memorial High School, Purok 6 Tipanoy, Iligan City, Division of Iligan City in the school year 2024-2025. This study used descriptive-correlational research design with the use of questionnaire specially for the bullied in acquiring the important information for analysis and interpretation. The results showed that the learners sometimes experienced verbal bullying, physical bullying and cyberbullying but the type of bullying experienced by the learners had no significant relationship to their academic performance. Based on the major findings/results, recommendations include support anti-bullying laws, invest in mental health trainings and community outreach program for victims and bystanders, increasing awareness programs, counselling and strict anti-bullying policies, strengthen anti-bullying initiatives by enforcing disciplinary measures and implementing school-based intervention programs to create a safer learning environment. The study concluded by developing a school policy, “School-Based Anti-Bullying Policy” was developed to address and prevent bullying within the school environment.



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