CYBERBULLYING IN THE BRAZILIAN SCHOOL CONTEXT: FROM TENSION BETWEEN PARENTS AND THE SCHOOL TO COOPERATION

Abstract

This paper addresses cyberbullying in the school context to understand the limits and potential of parents and schools in educating children and adolescents who are capable of interacting with one another. To this end, the analysis will be structured around four main pillars: first, the concept of cyberbullying, its characteristics, and applicable national regulations are examined. Next, the limits and extent of parental authority, as well as the resulting civil liability of parents for their children's actions, are investigated. Subsequently, the issue of schools' duty of care through the lens of new concepts of civil liability is explored. Finally, an alternative path will be proposed to mitigate the tension between family and school by transitioning from a conflict model to a logic of cooperative solidarity in dealing with cyberbullying.