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Education Academy Urges Values Action as Argentina Probes Antisemitic Chants on School Trip

Officials pursue criminal and consumer‑protection actions, with the travel operator facing an imputation that carries potential multimillion‑peso fines.

Overview

  • The National Academy of Education condemned the chanting and called for explicit humanistic‑values training across schools, universities, teachers and families.
  • A video from the Sept. 10 Bariloche trip shows Escuela Humanos seniors chanting “Hoy quemamos judíos” during a joint outing with ORT Argentina, with a Baxtter coordinator and a parent visible.
  • The national government filed a denunciation targeting Baxtter Viajes Express and requested the identification of supervising adults; separately, lawyer Jorge Monastersky lodged a criminal complaint under Law 23.592.
  • The Economy Ministry’s Secretariat of Industry and Commerce imputed Baxtter for “undignified and discriminatory treatment,” notifying the firm and warning of fines that could reach 2.1 billion pesos under consumer law.
  • Escuela Humanos met with students and families and shifted from promised sanctions to workshops and reflection, provincial officials convened joint activities with ORT, and Baxtter rejected the conduct and dismissed the trip coordinator.