Vozes da docência: A violência escolar na perspectiva dos professores

Abstract

This study examines school violence from the perspective of teachers. The main objective is to identify how teachers from rural and urban public schools in the Brejo Paraibano region perceive and respond to the aggression and violence they face in the schools where they teach. To achieve this objective, we used a qualitative, exploratory approach, developed in two stages: bibliographic research, based on previously published materials such as books, documents, and articles available on the Scientific Electronic Library (SciELO) platform; and field research, conducted through semi-structured interviews with elementary school teachers from five municipalities in the region. The findings reveal that teachers recognize school violence in multiple dimensions, from everyday disrespectful practices to verbal, physical, and symbolic aggression. Teachers feel vulnerable due to the lack of institutional support, which weakens their teaching practice, also generating physical and emotional illness and devaluation of the profession. It is concluded that violence against teachers is not limited to isolated episodes, but reflects structural problems present both in schools and in society, demanding effective public policies, greater institutional support and collective coping strategies.