Public schools across El Salvador have started enforcing strict new discipline rules that mandate military-style haircuts, perfect uniforms, and respectful greetings for teachers.
Some teachers’ unions have lamented the measures as marking the militarization of education, but the government of President Nayib Bukele defends them as essential to restoring order in classrooms.
Students in El Salvador’s public schools must adhere to strict disciplinary rules starting this week based on an order from new Education Minister Karla Trigueros, a high-ranking military officer.
The minister’s memorandum states that, beginning August 20, principals “must greet students daily” at the entrance gates of the country’s more than 5,100 public schools.
It also indicates that principals must ensure that students attend classes in “clean and tidy uniforms,” with “appropriate haircuts,” and that they enter “in an orderly manner with respectful greetings.” For boys, the rules require hair to be closely cropped.
“Failure to comply with these provisions by principals will be considered a serious breach of administrative responsibility,” the minister warned.
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