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Goals. The study deals with home-school collaboration in the context of resolving school bullying. The goal of the study is to find out how home-school collaboration is constructed and described in parent-focused online texts about school bullying. The rationale for the study is that these texts contribute to parents’ preconceptions about home-school collaboration when dealing with bullying. These preconceptions will inevitably be reflected in the home-school collaboration. Methods. Research materials were gathered using Google search engine. The final research material was put together by specifying exact criteria for the material. The selected material was classified into themes using content analysis. Identifying the themes helped understanding the texts in the material. The material was then examined using discourse analysis, which allowed identifying specific discourses in the discussions about home-school collaboration. Results and conclusions. By identifying the themes in the material, it was found out that texts directed at parents included with topics such as forwarding information, instructions and subjects that mentally affect the parents. A discourse analytic examination indicated that the texts contain several different discourses: 1) School leading the collaboration, 2) Parents leading the collaboration, 3) School and home being equal agents, 4) School and home against each other and 5) No collaboration due to circumstances