Public schools in El Salvador must follow new disciplinary orders issued by Education Minister Karla Trigueros requiring daily greetings at school gates, clean and tidy uniforms, appropriate haircuts, and orderly, respectful entry. The memorandum applies to more than 5,100 public schools and sets specific appearance standards, including closely cropped hair for boys, with noncompliance by principals treated as a serious administrative breach. Appearance rules previously existed but were not enforced. The orders prompted increased barber visits and student videos, and a later memorandum mandated weekly "Civic Mondays" to reinforce discipline and personal presentation.
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. Within the framework of strengthening discipline, order, and the personal presentation of the student community," the new minister told school principals in a memorandum published on the social network X, "strict compliance" must be given to disciplinary rules.
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