School violence is widespread and affects both learners and education personnel. Every month, bullying affects one pupil in three. On the International Day against violence and bullying at school including cyberbullying, on 7 November, UNESCO called for better protection for students against the physical, verbal and psychological aggression to which they can be subjected.
UNESCO’s new report – Safe to learn and thrive: Ending violence in and through education – stresses the key role played by public policies, standards and multi-sectoral cooperation in curbing these phenomena. Today, only 32 states have a comprehensive legal framework to combat violence in schools, according to UNESCO’s monitoring tool HerAtlas.