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Teachers Strike in Mar del Plata After Unrest Over Alleged Assault at Primary School

The juvenile case is being handled by prosecutor Mariana Baqueiro because the accused 10-year-old cannot be criminally charged.

Overview

  • Two mothers reported that their six-year-old daughters were groped by a 10-year-old student at Escuela Primaria N°21 in the Jorge Newbery neighborhood.
  • Parents gathered at dismissal to demand answers as the protest turned violent, with damage to the school and a police patrol car.
  • A group later vandalized and set fire to the accused child’s home, prompting a major security operation to prevent a lynching.
  • Public schools across General Pueyrredon are closed today under a 24-hour strike and mobilization called by SUTEBA, STM, ATE, FEB, and Udocba to denounce violence in schools.
  • The investigation is assigned to the Fuero de Responsabilidad Penal Juvenil under prosecutor Mariana Baqueiro, and authorities emphasize the boy is not punishable due to his age.