Sarcasm is a form of verbal bullying that often occurs unconsciously by the speaker. This study aims to examine the phenomenon of sarcasm-based verbal bullying in the school environment, focusing on degrading speech acts directed at junior high school (SMP) students in Surakarta, Indonesia. Through interviews with students who have been victims of sarcasm, this research analyzes the forms and impacts of sarcastic remarks they have experienced. The findings reveal that sarcasm is frequently used as a form of mockery or insult aimed at highlighting the victim’s shortcomings, whether in academic, physical, or social aspects. Each sarcastic utterance is analyzed using the theories of locution, illocution, and perlocution, showing that while the utterance may appear as a compliment on a literal level, it contextually demeans the victim. The perlocutionary effect includes feelings of shame, inferiority, and loss of self-confidence in the victim. These findings indicate that sarcasm as verbal bullying has the potential to damage students’ mental health and disrupt their social relationships. This study emphasizes the need for a school environment that supports positive communication, free from speech acts that have the potential to demean others.

The enactment of Law No. 24 of 2009 concerning Flags, Languages and State Symbols and the National Anthem which is confirmed by PP No. 57 of 2014, Minister of Education and Culture Regulation No. 42 of 2018, and SK No. 0424/I/BS.00.01/2022, of course, must be obeyed by all Indonesian citizens. Governance of correspondence in government agencies is one that is regulated in the law, in particular Article 33 paragraph 1 which reads "Indonesian must be used in official communication in government and private work environments". Meanwhile, linguistic problems, such as spelling errors, word choice errors, sentence meaning errors, sentence composition errors, are rarely considered. There are many versions of letters sent by government agencies, especially at the village/kelurahan level. There are many variations and there is no standard one related to this correspondence because government officials do not yet have standard guidelines. There are so many mistakes made by government officials in making official letters. The target group for this community service is the sub-district in Donorojo Village, Mertoyudan District, Magelang Regency, Central Java Province which consists of 12 hamlets. This community service program will be carried out in three stages, namely planning, implementation, and evaluation. The implementation of the program is planned to last 6 months starting in mid-2023. This implementation begins with planning, implementation, and ends with evaluation.
 

Pada usia lansia banyak orang yang tidak menjalani aktivitas fisik, bahkan makan yang tidak terkontrol sehingga akan berdampak pada kondisi gout artritis/asam urat. Lansia dengan kondisi gout artritis akan mengalami keluhan nyeri yang hebat, keterbatasan aktivitas fisik, sehingga berdampak pada penurunan kualitas hidup pada lansia.  Kemenkes pada tahun 2018 melaporkan bahwa gout artritis mencapai 11,9% yang menyebabkan gangguan kemampuan mobilitas, gangguan mengurus diri, dan ketergantungan orang lain. Sehingga upaya promotif seperti pemberdayaan pada lansia perlu dilakukan. Metode pelaksaan pengabdian masyarakat yang digunakan adalah berbasis Service Learning (SL) dengan menggunakan tiga konsep yaitu deteksi atau skrining, penyuluhan, serta pemberdayaan yang dijalankan setiap minggu selama tiga (3) minggu pada lansia di Dusun Bakalan Krajan Kota Malang. Hasil pengabdian masyarakat didapatkan sebanyak (n=18) lansia mengikuti program pemberdayaan, dengan mayoritas berjenis kelamin perempuan (n=10) dengan persentase 55,6%, dan pada rentang usia 60-69 tahun (n=15) dengan persentase 77,8%. Terdapat peningkatan pengetahuan lansia secara signifikan (p=0,014<0,05) dan perubahan pengetahuan dari 14 lansia memiliki pengetahuan buruk, menurun menjadi 5 lansia. Kesimpulan dari pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat didapatkan antusiasme yang baik mengenai materi penyuluhan dan pemberdayaan yang diberikan, dengan dibuktikan mayoritas lansia memiliki peningkatan pengetahuan.