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SUMMARY The paper addresses the issue of school bullying in secondary education, in General Uniform Lyceum of the Western Thessaloniki. The research questions raised concern the ability to detect forms of school bullying and the characteristics of those involved, how to prevent and cope with the phenomenon and how to co-operate with other natural persons and bodies. Through semi-structured interviews and content analysis data from 10 managers were collected and analyzed. The analysis showed that directors mostly recognize the verbal, physical and online form of intimidation. They also have an opinion on the profile of the stakeholders, the factors and the venues of the phenomenon. With regard to prevention and counseling, managers and staff take certain actions, but there is a need for appropriate training for teachers and managers and a framework for management. Many of the actions are individual and non-systematic. Working with the student community and with organizations is a basic form of action for management. Prevention has an important place in the managers' speech and for some it is the most important action to eliminate the phenomenon. The data, though not generalized due to the nature of the methodology, often support previous international and Greek data.