State · Mexico
Guanajuato: cyberbullying law for schools
Bottom line for counselors: The law sets some anti-bullying rules but leaves much of the detail to schools, and online bullying is only partly covered. Check your school's own policy. 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.
State
Guanajuato
Follows its education law and state protocol under federal guidelines.
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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.
- Partly:
Do schools have to have anti-bullying rules?
No dedicated state law found in our review. Schools follow the state education law and the state's bullying protocol under the federal guidelines.
Legal detail and sources
Guanajuato applies its state education law and local protocol. In May 2026 it also reformed its education law to regulate phones in schools.
- Partly:
Do those rules cover online bullying?
Check the state protocol: online bullying is covered in some protocols, and Ley Olimpia covers intimate-image abuse.
- No:
Is there a regulator that can get harmful posts taken down?
No. Mexico has no online-safety regulator that can order posts taken down. Report to the platform, to the state prosecutor's office or to the cyber police.
Legal detail and sources
In March 2026 the federal Secretaría de las Mujeres (Ministry for Women) signed an agreement with Google, Meta and TikTok to combat digital violence, but this is a voluntary agreement, not a takedown power.
- No:
Is there a minimum age for social media?
No minimum age for social media is set in law.
- Yes:
What are the rules on phones at school?
Phones are restricted for the whole school day, including recess, in preschool, primary and secondary schools since 3 November 2026.
Legal detail and sources
SEP Acuerdo 09/09/26 (published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación, the official federal gazette, on 22 September 2026) applies to public and private schools. Phones may be used only for planned learning, emergencies or health needs. Upper secondary schools set their own rules with their communities. States have 180 days from 3 November 2026 to issue or adjust their own rules.
- Set nationally:
When is online abuse a crime?
Sharing intimate images without consent is a crime everywhere in Mexico under Ley Olimpia (the Olimpia Law). Other online harassment depends on each state's penal code.
Legal detail and sources
Ley Olimpia is a set of reforms to the Ley General de Acceso de las Mujeres a una Vida Libre de Violencia (General Law on Women's Access to a Life Free of Violence) and the Código Penal Federal (Federal Penal Code), in force nationally from June 2021, with matching offences in all 32 states. It defines digital violence and punishes spreading intimate content without consent.
- Yes:
What guidance do staff and counselors get?
Yes. Every state must have a local protocol that tells staff how to prevent, detect, respond to and follow up on bullying.
Legal detail and sources
Federal guidelines (Acuerdo 14/12/23) required state education authorities to issue local protocols within 90 days. SEP's Escuela Libre de Violencia site publishes each state's protocols.
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