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International Day Against School Bullying Highlights Cyberabuse and a Coordinated Prevention Push

Experts urge a pivot to prevention, calling for digital citizenship training with visible school protocols.

Overview

  • UNESCO’s annual observance takes place today with the theme “Safety on screen: Learn to stay protected in the digital age,” emphasizing responsible tech use and digital coexistence.
  • The Alianza Anti-Bullying Argentina and partner groups are releasing a jointly produced video to be shared simultaneously across their channels to promote respectful online behavior and prevention.
  • UNESCO reports that only 32 countries have a complete legal framework to address school violence, with one in three students experiencing physical aggression each year and one in ten suffering cyberbullying.
  • A national report finds 6 in 10 sixth-graders in Argentina experienced aggression at school or on social networks, and 36% reported feeling discriminated against.
  • Argentine specialists underscore that cyberbullying persists and viralizes, urging rapid, coordinated responses across schools, families and professionals, engagement of bystanders, and attention to harms that range from anxiety to self-harm.