Overview
- Spain’s Prosecutor General logged 1,196 school bullying cases in 2024, flagging the growing role of technology in offenses and noting stark regional reporting gaps.
- The National Police launched the #Noteloguardes campaign urging reports from victims and witnesses, citing 62,359 training activities to date and 6,377 delivered in 2024.
- UNESCO’s commemoration centers on “Safety on the Screen,” with global data showing one in three students faces physical aggression and one in ten suffers cyberbullying, and only 32 countries have comprehensive legal frameworks.
- Mexico’s INEGI estimates three in ten adolescents—about 3.3 million—have suffered school harassment, including at least 500,000 cases of humiliating content spread online, as experts warn about AI deepfakes used for abuse.
- Authorities and educators expand prevention efforts, from Baja California’s “Todas y todos contra el acoso escolar” program and psychological support to Argentine initiatives promoting digital citizenship and bystander intervention.