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Argentina: cyberbullying law for schools
Bottom line for counselors: Schools must have anti-bullying rules, but online bullying is only partly covered. Takedown help is limited, so report harmful posts to the platform first. Some online abuse can be a crime under general laws.
Last verified: checked against official sources on 11 November 2026.
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Argentina
A national school coexistence law since 2013; phone rules and anti-bullying laws are set by each province.
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One point for each of the seven questions answered yes, half a point for partly. Where a rule is set nationally, the national answer counts. A quick guide, not a legal rating.
- Yes:
Do schools have to have anti-bullying rules?
Yes. Law 26.892 (2013) on promoting coexistence in schools requires every school to adopt a coexistence agreement and provides specialist teams to help schools deal with violence.
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Ley 26.892, Ley para la promoción de la convivencia y el abordaje de la conflictividad social en las instituciones educativas. The Federal Education Council's Resolution 217/14 sets out a federal guide for handling complex situations, and provinces have passed their own laws, such as Buenos Aires Province Law 14.750.
- Partly:
Do those rules cover online bullying?
Partly. The national law does not name online bullying, but federal guidance and provincial rules tell schools how to deal with harassment on social media.
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Bills for a national strategy against school bullying and cyberbullying have been introduced in Congress but not passed.
- Partly:
Is there a regulator that can get harmful posts taken down?
Partly. There is no online safety regulator, but under Ley Olimpia (2023) courts can order platforms to take down content involving digital gender-based violence.
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Ley 27.736 added digital violence to the national law on violence against women (Ley 26.485).
- No:
Is there a minimum age for social media?
No legal minimum age for social media.
- Partly:
What are the rules on phones at school?
No national rule. Provinces decide: Buenos Aires City bans phones during the school day at every level, and Buenos Aires Province restricts them in primary schools (Law 15.534, 2025).
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Source note: this answer draws on news reporting (KCH Comunicación), not an official legal text. Check the official text before relying on it.
- Partly:
When is online abuse a crime?
Partly. There is no bullying offence, but online grooming of children is a crime (Penal Code article 131), and threats and injurias can apply.
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Ley 26.904 (2013) created the grooming offence; Ley 27.590 (2020, 'Mica Ortega') set up a national prevention programme.
- Yes:
What guidance do staff and counselors get?
Yes. The law sets up specialist support teams for schools and calls for training of school staff on coexistence.
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