A teacher of the Limache Lyceum was suspended after starring in a discussion with students who exalted the figure of Pinochet during a class. The incident, which quickly went viral, revived the wounds of the past and opened the debate on the limits of respect in the classroom. According to witnesses, the teacher reacted strongly to the comments of the students, who mentioned Pinochet as “the best president in history.”
He is a professor at Limache and was suspended for shouting to his students
Luciano Valenzuela, mayor of Limacheit was overwhelming when expressing that the classrooms must be plural learning spaces. Therefore, the school coexistence area immediately acted and separated the teacher from his functions. The establishment authorities notified the Department of Education and launched the corresponding complaint protocols. For Valenzuela, what happened not only calls into the teacher’s behavior, but also the climate within the classroom in the face of sensitive issues such as the legacy of Pinochet.
Everything would have begun as a talk among students, while developing an activity in a language class. Some students, in a provocative tone, began to speak stronger and stronger about Pinochetwhich ended generating general discomfort. It was at that time when the professor decided to intervene.
In the midst of the discussion, the teacher would have justified his reaction by explaining that he has disappeared relatives during the dictatorship of Pinochet. This detail was key to understanding his emotional response against the exaltation of the former dictator. The teacher considered that human rights violations cannot be relativized, a position that shows how the name of the dictator continues to divide waters in Chilean society.
Reactions generated by the case
- Some parents supported the teacher for their firm position.
- Others criticized the tone used in front of the students.
- Ex students recalled their commitment to human rights.
- Educational authorities prioritized respect and coexistence.
- The debate moved to social networks with found positions.
- Pinochet He occupied the public scene center again, decades later.
