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Universidad Politécnica de Tulancingo Expels Student After Assault on Alleged Harassing Professor

The professor remains suspended as UPT’s ethics committee reviews harassment claims, with officials probing how earlier student complaints were ignored.

Overview

  • The Academic Council voted on August 5 to expel Manuel Martínez for physically assaulting professor Ángel Ramírez Montiel during a July 25 classroom incident.
  • Martínez had alleged repeated harassment by Ramírez without any formal investigations until the assault video surfaced.
  • Ramírez Montiel was placed on suspension while the Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Committee conducts a misconduct review expected to conclude within five days.
  • The Secretaría de Educación Pública de Hidalgo launched an internal probe into a chain of command breakdown that left numerous verbal harassment complaints unrecorded.
  • Students demonstrated by blocking campus entrances with vehicles and posting screenshots to demand accountability for alleged teacher abuse.