At 9:30 p.m. on Monday, they stoned the home of a mother who publicly denounced the entry of an armed student and the subsequent threat to another student, all at Ipem 196 Alicia Moreau de Justo in the Los Gigantes neighborhood. After this new act of violence, the parents met once more at the gates of this school in the northeast of the city of Córdoba.
In addition, concern grows among the educational community as the hours go by. They fear that the administrative investigation carried out by the Ministry of Education may be inconclusive.
According to detailed sources consulted, who requested extreme confidentiality of their identity for fear of reprisals, on Monday night they threw stones at the home of one of the mothers who had been interviewed that day by numerous media outlets.
“I felt at least two stone blows and I ran to save my children. The blows were so strong that I thought they had been hit by bricks. Finally, my husband came out and found two regular-sized pieces of debris,” said the woman, still scared.
Yesterday, Monday, he had explained in detail before television cameras the episode that frightened the entire educational community. According to the parents, a 1st-year-old boy had brought a weapon to school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. On Wednesday he had taken out the “tumbera” and had pointed the gun at a classmate from 3rd grade, according to the parents’ account.
The fact was only released on Monday and everything led to a school claim led by parents and students. Parents received a message that prohibited the use of backpacks for their children for safety reasons and suggested the use of plastic bags to transport supplies.
For its part, the Ministry of Education disassociated itself from that request.
“It is not an indication that it has been made from this portfolio, it does not correspond. It is a measure that is also within the administrative investigation ”, a high ministerial source had detailed.
The educational authorities clarified that only on Monday at 11 o’clock they learned of what happened last week through the General Directorate of Secondary Education. “At this time, intervention is being made to clarify what happened, contain the educational community, and restore the institutional climate within the framework of school coexistence agreements,” they remarked.
fear between parents
In the 1st year WhatsApp group, nothing else is talked regarding. The mothers who interact in this communication channel have as an absolute priority to protect the physical integrity of those who put their names to bring the situation to light. There is terror among mothers.
“I am going to change my children from school. I’m sorry it has to be like this, but nothing is going to change here,” said one of the mothers.
In that same communication group they already count four cases of mothers looking for new banks for their children.
Now, the community claims that in the minutes that were prepared yesterday together with educational authorities, there is no mention of the entry of an armed student into the institution.
“We believe that they do all this to divert the focus from the problem. Last year, a group of guys came in with bladed weapons and other fights broke out. This is not something isolated,” reproached another source.
They also remarked that students use drugs in the courses. On the other hand, they assured that there is a lack of preceptors and teachers.
In addition to recent events, this medium chronicled in 2011 a fight between two students from that same institution. The fight occurred in the vicinity of Ipem 196 in the Los Gigantes neighborhood and apparently one of those involved was armed.
The event occurred in August of that year on the side street of the school, when the school day had already ended. One of the boys was a student of the institution, as confirmed at that time from Ipem 196.
“There was a fight in the corner of the school, outside of class hours, and the Police seized a weapon. We are still not clear who had it and how it was ”, she had indicated to The voice who at that time fulfilled the function of course coordinator.
