Overview

• Resolución 5679, signed by education chief Tadeo García Zalazar, took effect upon publication in the Boletín Oficial.
• Every school must appoint and train at least two convivencia referents to activate and coordinate the protocol.
• Bullying is defined as sustained aggression within a power imbalance, distinguishing it from isolated peer conflicts.
• Standardized instruments — case record, follow-up template, and interview memo — must be logged in the GEI for traceability with biweekly reviews.
• Cases are graded from minor to very severe, with serious incidents requiring immediate directorial action, formative sanctions, and notification to child-protection and prosecutorial bodies, alongside strict confidentiality and a ban on early mediation or confronting parties.