Overview
- Salta's lower house, which approved the measure Tuesday, sent the reform to Governor Gustavo Sáenz for promulgation.
- The change makes parents or guardians administratively liable if, after a school's formal notice, they do not act to stop a child's repeated bullying.
- Penalties can reach 30 days of arrest or monetary fines under the contravencional code, and judges may replace custody with community work or psychological treatment.
- Fines collected under the new provision would flow to a provincial fund dedicated to bullying prevention and assistance.
- Lawmakers cited rising reports of school violence in explaining the move, and they pointed to similar initiatives progressing in provinces such as Mendoza.