Bullying Incidents in the Selected Elementary Schools of Tabuk City

Abstract

This study focused on identifying the present situation of the selected elementary schools in terms of the issue on bullying. Frequency and actions taken to address bullying incidents was gathered using questionnaire and informal interview. The study revealed Bulanao Central School to have the highest number of bullying incidents for school year 2012-2013 and 2013-2014. Tabuk Institute has the least recorded bullying incidents. It is also noteworthy that the highest is a public school and the lowest is a private school. Bullying incidents in almost all school were recorded to be from Grade 4 students. The most common actions taken to address bullying incidents is “teacher and pupil conference” and “home visitation”