US EditionEl Salvador Is Enforcing Strict Student Dress Codes to Bring Discipline Back to Schools
Enforcement includes grade penalties and community service for non-compliance, with barber shops reporting increased demand as new military-led policies aim to promote discipline.
- On Monday, Education Minister Karla Trigueros sent a memo empowering school principals in public schools in El Salvador to inspect students at gates and penalize noncompliance as a serious administrative lapse.
- Bukele's push follows a broader anti-gang campaign that jailed more than 88,000 people, framing school measures as discipline after schools served as former gang recruiting grounds and gangs recently tried to reestablish influence.
- Principals this week began greeting and inspecting students at gates daily for dress code and haircuts, while local media showed barbershops with lines; Oscar Melara said, `We thank the minister, because this allows us to correct and better our students`.
- Critics, including the Salvadoran Teachers' Front, said the military-led education recalls past dictatorship, while Jayme Magaña, human rights lawyer, warned it burdens poor families; some parents supported it, with María Barrera saying it `straightens them out from a young age`.
- Bukele reposted a message cheering the new guidelines, while Karla Trigueros has toured schools in recent days wearing fatigues, signaling a visible, military-style role amid constitutional reform scrapping presidential term limits.
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El Salvador Schools Revamp Dress Code: 'Civility and Patriotism'
The government of El Salvador implemented mandatory nationwide dress and hairstyle codes for the nation's schools this week to "strengthen discipline and civic values" among public school students. The post El Salvador Schools Revamp Dress Code: ‘Civility and Patriotism’ appeared first on Breitbart.
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Salvadoran Schools Enforce Dress Code After Military Captain Appointed Education Minister
A memo from El Salvador’s new education minister, Karla Trigueros, took effect on Aug. 20, requiring principals to check students’ appearance at school gates to enhance discipline. Trigueros, a captain in the army, issued the memo just days after being sworn in as education minister on Aug. 15. The memo requires principals to conduct daily checks on students’ appearance to ensure they wear clean uniforms, maintain a “proper haircut,” and give a …
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