"Punishment is part of the educational process"

We are happy, we can not ignore the joy that this bill gives us, "said the Section of education of the law of the book, Fernando Peña , after the dispatch of "Safe Clbadroom " by the Senate .

The initiative contained a series of indications c between the ruling party and the opposition, nonetheless, he maintained the central spirit of his proposal: empowering directors to expel students who commit acts of violence

The text has also changed its name.Today, it is worded " Convivencia Escolar ", after the commission of education of the Senate chose to clbadify it as " Democratic Clbadroom ".

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.] – The project stems from a problem that arises in Santiago.

– This is a reality that is happening not only in the iconic schools of Santiago, but which is also part of the problems we have in the regions, considering for example that In 2018, there were already 25 complaints of badaults against teachers, students, and parents in the area. So this is a situation that is indeed part of the daily reality of many schools, especially vulnerable schools, where our teachers make an immense sacrifice.

– These students from the region

– It is a decision that falls primarily upon the administrators for a very simple reason: who ultimately has the obligation to protect coexistence schools within the institutions, are the directors. If, during the future implementation of this law, we will deal with deportation cases, this will mainly depend on the severity and criteria used by the administrators themselves.

– In the Region, there are extreme cases of violence. like those known in Santiago?

– Those who criticized the project, emphasizing the centralism of the initiative, do so without knowing and without knowing that the problem of violence is a more habitual and daily problem than it is. do not have it. we want to be inside our communities. The number of complaints reported by the Superintendency is the number of people who dare to denounce but many people, especially teachers, do not dare to denounce for reasons of shame. Situations that certainly do not match have been normalized.

– Opposition parliamentarians say that "Safe Clbadroom" does not support the underlying problem and is rather a political efectisme.

– Those who ignorant or political reasons wanted to torpedo the project, do not know the root causes and often the social reality in which families live in public schools. This is partly the problem that explains the leak and explains the progressive deterioration of public education. The underlying problem lies in part in the fact that families must trust public education as a place conducive to discipline, rule of law and exercise. 39; authority.

– What about the right to education? abuser?

– The admission system at school is not discriminatory against the students who are expelled, there is only the limitation that it can not apply to the same institution, but it is not a selection criterion for the system. The student who wants to complete his cycle satisfactorily can do it in any institution. The system offers all the opportunities. We will encourage this process by accompanying them through the psychosocial teams of the institutions.

– Do you think it's necessary to widen your eyes when you realize environments of violence?

– It is necessary to articulate support strategies that go beyond the strictly academic field of action. We must seek support from other public services, especially those specializing in mental health, to mitigate this problem as much as possible. Punishment is part of the educational process to which our students must be subjected, because as they have rights, they have homework.