The School Bell Rings, but the Bullying Doesn’t Stop

A reported court ruling in Argentina involving a payment of 19 million pesos raises an important question: how can schools address bullying when much of children’s social lives takes place beyond the school gates—on messaging apps, social media, and gaming platforms?

Fighting in the dark

We expect teachers and principals to stop the violence. Yet the modern “schoolyard” extends into social media, private messaging, and late-night gaming spaces that school staff often cannot see.

This is the paradox I see daily. Educators are expected to respond to the consequences of online harm, while much of what led to it happens outside their view. We are asking schools to put out the fire while covering their eyes.

No more boundaries

Consider the example in the original carousel: a student faces public humiliation online at 2:00 AM, from the apparent safety of their bedroom. At 8:00 AM, that attack spills into the classroom.

The question is no longer simply where the incident began. The digital and physical parts of a child’s life are connected. A response confined to school grounds misses a significant part of the problem.

Bringing responsibility back home

Financial penalties and pointing fingers are not a magic fix. Responsibility cannot fall only on teachers. Teaching empathy, digital respect, and boundaries starts at home.

Parents and schools need to work together rather than treating online and classroom experiences as separate worlds. A real school-home partnership gives both sides a role in helping children navigate the risks they face.

Empowering parents through technology

Technology changed the rules, so it must be part of the solution. Parents need tools that help them manage the challenges of digital parenting alongside their conversations with their children.

At PureSight, we develop online child protection services to give parents those tools. As described in the original carousel, our focus is on helping parents manage digital parenting challenges and detect signs of distress in real time.

Building a stronger school-home partnership

We must not leave schools on the front lines alone to face violence they cannot see. The way forward is to empower parents with the right technology and build strong community support around children.

School responsibility and parental responsibility should be part of the same conversation. How does your community handle cyberbullying, and how can families and educators work more closely together?

Adapted from Royi Cohen’s LinkedIn post and seven-page carousel, “The school bell rings,” originally published June 10, 2026. Read the original post on LinkedIn.