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Bolivia: cyberbullying law for schools
Bottom line for counselors: Schools must have anti-bullying rules, and those rules cover online bullying. There is no takedown regulator, so report harmful posts to the platform. Some online abuse can be a crime under general laws.
Last verified: checked against official sources on 11 November 2026.
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Bolivia
New 2 February 2026: Bolivia bans phones in classrooms (Ministerial Resolution 0001/2026)
The Children's Code names cyberbullying as a form of school violence, and phones are banned in classrooms since 2026.
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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. The Code for Girls, Boys and Adolescents (Law 548, 2014) lists the types of violence in the school system, including peer violence, and requires prevention and protection measures.
Legal detail and sources
Ley 548, Código Niña, Niño y Adolescente, article 151. The Ministry of Education's protocol on physical, psychological and sexual violence in schools (Ministerial Resolution 0864/2019) sets the steps schools must follow.
- Yes:
Do those rules cover online bullying?
Yes. Article 151 includes 'cyber violence in the education system': harassing, threatening, defaming or humiliating someone through apps, social networks or other digital means.
- No:
Is there a regulator that can get harmful posts taken down?
No online safety regulator that orders removal of bullying content.
- No:
Is there a minimum age for social media?
No legal minimum age for social media.
- Yes:
What are the rules on phones at school?
Yes. Ministerial Resolution 0001/2026, in force since February 2026, bans the use of phones in classrooms by students and teachers.
Legal detail and sources
Article 45 of the resolution. The deputy minister linked the measure to preventing cyberbullying. Source note: this answer draws on news reporting (Los Tiempos), 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 defamation and some online harms are crimes, and the Children's Code sets responses for violence against children.
- Yes:
What guidance do staff and counselors get?
Yes. The ministry's protocol tells principals and teachers how to prevent, act on and report violence in schools.
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