The article presents the main aspects of the law 1620 on school life published on March 15, 2013 and entitled under the 1965 decree of the same year in Colombia. This law is structured internally to the provisions referred to by the MEN in terms of civic education; well, this law externally linked to a set of laws that travel in Latin America with a view to generate basic processes to the conditions necessary for the construction and strengthening of a school life without violence. Its application in schools aspires to school responsibility to face this kind of tension and culturally challenge emerges in school. This article provides an approximation to realities and challenges of school coexistence, using a content analysis and document review, the most important implications regarding its operation, implementation and effects for those involved with the intention of mitigating conflicts and qualifications of school life.

Keywords: School Coexistence, Law 1620, Basic and Middle Education,
School Conflicts Resolution.