The Departamento de Educación, Ciencia y Universidades of the Gobierno de Aragón on Thursday, 22 October 2026, sent all schools and institutes in the Autonomous Community binding instructions on how to handle social media accounts and posts that denigrate or harm the school community. The aim is to ensure a swift, consistent response across all educational institutions in the region.
According to the regional administration, the guidelines respond to recently identified anonymous profiles known as Curis, which have been active in several centres in Aragon on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram and circulated content mocking, discrediting, humiliating or harassing pupils, teachers and other staff. The authority announced that it would take all legally available steps to protect institutions, employees and minors, and urged families to report any possible violations of their children’s rights.
The instructions set out a multi-stage process: School leadership must secure evidence immediately and keep it confidential. The relevant provincial education services and the Education Inspectorate must then be informed. At the same time, a report must be made to the security authorities – Policía Nacional or Guardia Civil – and schools must ask the operators of the platforms concerned to remove the content, inform those affected and provide psychosocial support. Where necessary, further legal steps should be considered, including notifying the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos about possible data protection breaches.
The administration emphasises that the newly documented guidelines bring together measures that have already been implemented on a case-by-case basis in recent weeks. The common framework is intended to standardise procedures, avoid duplicated work and speed up coordination between school inspectors, security forces and, where appropriate, the courts. According to the regional government, the measures are intended to protect the emotional integrity of those affected and maintain an orderly school environment.
The Departamento de Educación, Ciencia y Universidades did not provide figures for specific cases. However, regional announcements indicate that several schools in Aragón were affected and that some institutions have already filed reports or sought legal advice. A full version of the instruction was outlined on Thursday in summaries from the regional government and press reports; the measure’s core is the standardised documentation, reporting and removal of derogatory content, together with closer coordination among the relevant authorities.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).