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School Violence and Misconduct Prompt Expulsion and Suspensions in Argentina

Authorities are invoking child-protection laws to guide their response.

Overview

  • In La Plata, the Buenos Aires education directorate expelled the student identified as starting a campus fight at Normal 2 and opened an internal investigation, with district officials arranging continuity of studies elsewhere.
  • Video of the La Plata brawl showed a preceptor injured while intervening; staff and families pressed for stronger safeguards, and the province said support teams will assist the school community.
  • In Banfield, a private-school teacher at Colegio Bertrand Russell was placed on preventive suspension after a viral classroom audio captured insults and partisan political remarks, prompting provincial intervention.
  • In Río Cuarto, Córdoba, a San Buenaventura student threw hot water on a preceptor, causing minor injuries and psychological distress; the student received a three-day suspension and was reassigned to another division.
  • Schools and provincial bodies cited national education and child-protection statutes, requested protection of minors’ identities, and emphasized existing protocols as unions and staff voiced concern over rising school violence.