This research has as its object of study the form of domestic violence which crosses the school gates from the perspective of the teachers and education professionals at state and private schools. It aims at analysing their perceptions of violence within the family, as well as of the role of schools, the State, and the teachers and education professionals, with regard to this type of violence. The analysis is done within the context of violence studies in Brazil and also of narrative studies, regarded as discursive practices through which narrators make sense of their social world and perform who they are situationally. The findings in the analysis refer to (i) the types of violence which are considered reportable and what reasons the speakers attribute to them; (ii) how the narrators position themselves as a participant in the interview, as a person vis-à-vis the society, represented in the event by the family, the State, the school, the media and, iii) also, as actors who constantly monitor their performance, in view of their projected audience. This research emphasises the necessity of a more active role played by the school as a conflict mediator, and of the State as being responsible for providing solutions to the problems the schools face. It points out the utmost importance of redesigning teaching preparation courses, which should enable teachers to deal with the problems the students and their families are facing today.