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Peru implements strict new school discipline and conduct

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2026-10-18 07:52 UTC → 2026-10-27 18:11 UTC · added removed

Under the administration of President Keiko Fujimori and Education Minister José Antonio Chang, the Peruvian government has introduced formal School Discipline Management Guidelines to restore order and authority in both public and private educational institutions. These guidelines, formalized through Ministerial Resolution No. 613-2026-MINEDU, reinstate student expulsions for serious offenses such as bullying, sexual violence, extortion, hate speech, theft, and the possession of weapons or drugs. To support these measures, the Ministry is reinstating behavioral grades on a 0-20 scale. The regulations also include strict rules regarding personal appearance, prohibiting makeup, nail polish, and dyed or excessively long hair, while requiring male students to have short hair and female students to adhere to specific skirt lengths. Additionally, the use of cell phones and electronic devices is restricted in classrooms classrooms, including early childhood education, unless specifically authorized for pedagogical purposes. President Fujimori has expanded her educational agenda by proposing an “ideological purge” of school textbooks. She stated the decision textbooks to modify materials remove specific viewpoints, a decision she stated is irreversible, irreversible with the goal of delivering new versions by the 2027 school year. While the President did not specify which content would be removed, critics and educators have warned that such censorship could undermine critical thinking. Concurrently, the Ministry of Education is pursuing a criminal complaint regarding the alleged sexual violence of a student at the Santa Rosa de Lima school in Talara, Piura. Minister Chang confirmed the sector's Attorney's Office will pursue the case The Ministry is deploying inspectors to determine responsibilities, even if supervise the perpetrators are minors. The institutional response, while the Ombudsman's Office has intervened to request requested urgent protection and comprehensive care for the victim, including psychological and legal assistance. victim.

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  1. 2026-10-27 18:11 UTC Peru implements strict new school discipline and conduct
  2. 2026-10-18 07:52 UTC Peru implements strict new school discipline and conduct
  3. 2026-10-15 20:07 UTC Peru implements strict new school discipline and conduct
  4. 2026-10-15 06:42 UTC Peru implements strict new school discipline and conduct
  5. 2026-10-14 23:51 UTC Peru implements strict new school discipline and conduct
  6. 2026-10-14 20:05 UTC Peru implements strict new school discipline and conduct
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  8. 2026-10-13 23:01 UTC Peru implements strict new school discipline and conduct
  9. 2026-10-13 16:30 UTC Peru implements strict new school discipline and conduct
  10. 2026-10-13 08:44 UTC Peru introduces new school discipline and expulsion rules
  11. 2026-10-13 01:51 UTC Peru introduces new school discipline and expulsion rules
  12. 2026-10-12 19:11 UTC Peru school discipline and regulation updates

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