translated from Spanish: Unicef denounced the violence and said “suspension of PSU violates the right to education”

As a “violation of the right of education” Unicef called Unicef the suspension of the process of surrender of the University Selection Test (PSU) in more than 80 locations throughout Chile, for different violent acts riots and incidents, and the cancellation of the national history test, for having leaked its results.
Unicef condented the acts of violence that prevented nearly three hundred thousand students from taking the full exam and asked the authorities to take steps as soon as possible to allow students who were harmed to apply for higher education. He said this situation is an additional stressor for this group of adolescents.
The international body maintained that it is the responsibility of the Government, through the relevant institutions, to generate and have the necessary conditions for students to carry out such assessments in a safe and Tranquility. He recalled that the State was primarily responsible for ensuring that students could exercise their right to education.
Finally, Unicef called for a privilege of dialogue and for solutions in the medium term to change the current system of entry to higher education, in which the principle of equity prevails, so that all students in the country can effective exercise of their right to a quality education, regardless of their socio-economic background.

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