Overview
- Education Minister José Antonio Chang said the ministry will prepublish a draft norm that restores expulsions for the most serious student offenses and aims for the rule to take effect this year.
- The draft will be made public by the president this Thursday and will remain open for a five‑ to ten‑day consultation period to gather observations before a final disposition is issued.
- Officials have said the policy will reintroduce a graduated sanctions scale — verbal and written warnings, suspension of enrollment or activities, and expulsion for 'faltas graves' — but the specific conduct that qualifies as a serious offense is not yet defined.
- Because the legal instrument and the criteria for 'faltas graves' remain under development, expulsions cannot be applied until the ministry issues the final, published rule.
- The move responds directly to public outrage over the Liceo Naval Almirante Guise case and shifts disciplinary authority back to school directors while leaving the final scope and timeline subject to change during the consultation.