The aim of the study is to determine perceptions of teachers about the role of organizational gossip on the school climate in elementary and middle schools. The study adopted the correlational survey model. The participants were selected using simple random sampling method, and were composed of 427 teachers at different elementary and middle schools in different districts of Rize in Turkey in 2020-2021 academic year. The data were collected via the "Organizational Gossip Scale" developed by Han and Dagli (2018), the "School Climate Survey" developed by Kavgaci (2010), and the "Personal Information Form" developed by the researchers. The results showed that teachers' perceptions of organizational gossip and the levels of school climate were moderate, and a low level negative and significant relationship was found between organizational gossip and school climate. According to the regression analysis, it was concluded that organizational gossip is a significant predictor of school climate and explains 7% of the variance of school climate.