The president of the Codex, Robert Silvaaccepted as “enough” the public apologies made this Wednesday by the man who broke the glass of a truck with his thermos after a talk about educational reform in Cerro.
“Sometimes in life you have to turn the page and give the chance. In this case, this person, who attacked as a result of what was generated there,” Silva said at a press conference about the incidents that occurred in September of last year during a talk at a local on the Hill that the authorities of the Codex gave to Explain the scope of the educational reform.
The chief added that he believes in “second chances” and in “promoting understanding” to “find solutions to the differences that exist.” “What happened in Cerro threatens the country’s democracy, it cannot happen again,” he said.
Silva denounced the attack on the truck in which he was traveling and reached an agreement in court with Jorge Manuel Azambuya identified as the man who broke the glass with his thermos.
The president of the Codicen reached an agreement with the man in Justice, which included public apologies through Channel 5 and the prohibition to participate in demonstrations against ANEP for a period of six months.
“We had a direct conversation, he apologized to me personally“, Silva said. And he added that he asked “especially” that the man could continue attending classes at a technical school, a proposal that his lawyers had made and that the president of the Codicen accepted.
The dismissal of Graciela Fabeyro
Last Monday, Anep announced the dismissal of the Director General of Primary Education, Graciela Fabeyro. The decision was unanimousaccording to the agency in a statement.
Although Silva assured that there was “conformity” with Fabeyro’s performance, the authorities considered it necessary to “make a change” in that “position of trust” to face a “new stage” of educational transformation.
“We were talking about it with her; she understood pertinent not be in the General Directoratestep aside,” added the president of the Codex. Inspector Olga de las Heras was temporarily appointed to the position.
Meeting with students and parents of the IAVA High School
This Friday Secondary authorities will meet with the IAVA students, while on Tuesday the Codicen will meet with the parents of the students.
“We are on the path of dialogue that must always exist to understand and attend to the situations generated in the IAVA,” said Silva about the meeting that the Secondary School will have with the students.
