translated from Spanish: National Institute: Alessandri ruled out early closing of school year

On Monday afternoon, the meeting was held between the Mayor of Santiago, Felipe Alessandri, The Mayor Karla Rubilar, the Minister of Education, Marcela Cubillos, and the Minister of the Interior, Andrés Chadwick, in the Intendency of the Metropol Region itana. All this, in order to discuss the problem of the early closure of the school year, a fact that Alessandri ruled out. “We are not going to close their doors and we will continue to work with that vast majority of students who do want to study,” he said, adding that “continuity of educational service” will be ensured. He also insisted that the goal is to “get the rotten apples out, enforce the safe classroom law where appropriate, and continue to work with the vast majority who do want to study,” he added. In doing so, he announced that rector Fernando Soto will leave the post of rector, after his term ended on August 30th and an interim director will be appointed in the next few days. On the other hand, Minister Marcela Cubillos insisted that “it is clear that there is an ideological violence, very strong, of a handful of violentists bent on destroying the National Institute,” he said, reiterating that “the National Institute does not close its academic year.”

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