Introduction: Bullying is a form of violence that endangers well-being of children,
youth and adults. It results from the interaction of multiple factors related to individual
characteristics, relationships with peers, adults, and school or community expectations.
Bullying in schools is a major public health concern which recently gained considerable
interest in the Arab world. The most serious consequence of school bullying is reduction
in academic performance due to the perception and avoidance of school as an insecure
environment. Aim of work: This study was performed in order (1) To determine the
prevalence of school bullying behavior among governmental primary school students
in Egypt, (2) To evaluate whether parental involvement is associated with peer
victimization among students, (3) To understand how primary school teachers perceive
bullying and how they act in response to it. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional
study of an Egyptian nationally representative sample of governmental primary school
students was done (809 students). Main teachers of the classes were also included (83
teachers). Different types of questionnaire were used including: socio-demographic
characteristics, the Arabic version of The Peer Interactions in Primary School
Questionnaire (PIPSQ) to collect information on both direct and indirect bullying,
parental involvement assessment in the students' lives by using the Arabic version of
Global School Student Health Survey tool and finally, teachers' perception of school
bullying. Results: Most of the students were in the age group 11 years old or over. More
than half of them were both bullies and bullied others. Parental involvement was linked
to decreased likelihood of victimization. Most teachers agreed that the school plays
an important role in reducing the occurrence of bullying and agreed that topics about
bullying prevention must be part of the elementary school curriculum. Conclusion:  Involvement of the parents is associated with a decreased risk of victimization. Most
teachers had misperceptions about identification of bullying and its parameters.