Factors Causing Bullying in Schools

There are 3 factors that cause bullying in schools, here is the explanation:[3]

  1. Family factor

Family parenting patterns are one of the factors that influence a child's behavior. The causes of bullying are family disharmony and the family's indifference towards the child.

  1. Peer factor

Students spend a lot of time at school with their peers. These students who are still teenagers are children who are looking for their identity, so these children will have a desire to be recognized and try to become rulers.

  1. Mass media factor

One of the causes of bullying is playing online games, watching YouTube, and mass media that contain elements of violence.

Legal protection for victims of bullying has been regulated by the government and has been stated in its regulations. The first legal protection is stated in the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. The 1945 Constitution explains that every citizen has the right to feel safe and has the right to protection from all kinds of threats.

The second legal protection is contained in the Law on Child Protection, namely Law Number 35 of 2014 concerning Amendments to Law Number 23 of 2022. Article 76 C explains that there is a prohibition on committing violence against children.

Furthermore, children have the right to receive protection from bullying in the form of persecution, torture, or inhumane punishment. This right of children has been regulated in Article 16 paragraph (1) of the Child Protection Law.