The Minister of Education, Marco Antonio Ávila, in conversation with meganewsannounced that in the first fortnight of April they hope to hold the national day of non-sexist education, as a result of the complaints made by secondary school students, who have suffered harassment and abuse in the school context, both by students and teachers.
The Secretary of State reiterated that in addition to that, a work table will be formed to advance in the installation of comprehensive sexual education. “We have to think that this is a problem of a formative nature, we have to frame it in the field of education. If we think that it is only an act of rape, of harassment that has to end in justice – and that it can also be – we are losing sight of the underlying problem that is comprehensive, non-sexist sexual education that we need to incorporate into our curriculum, into our language, into the daily interactions that take place within establishments,” he said.
“It seems completely natural to me that the students not only express themselves but also make demands of the adult world on how we can resolve these issues within the school, but also indicating to us some elements of responsibility of society as a whole,” he added. .
But in addition, the Minister of Education harshly criticized the management that Joaquín Lavín had during his time at the Mineduc, assuring that “perhaps the worst moment in our history in the field of sexual education is, contrary to what one might think, while Joaquín Lavín was Minister of Education, where basically what was opened was seven plans, a kind of absolute freedom”.
The head of the Mineduc also announced that this Monday he will announce announcements related to the covid protocol and the extension of the school day.
