translated from Spanish: INBAL students demand dismissal of managers for covering up harassment

Students from the Academy of Mexican Dance, of the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature (INBAL), demand the dismissal of several managers after public reporting of sexual harassment by teachers, and announced indefinite unemployment until their demands are met.
Through a petition statement signed by “bachelor’s spokesers”, they require that teachers, most with managerial positions, be removed from office for covering up sexual harassment cases.
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After the Reforma newspaper published the allegations of two students who accused professors Victor Hernández and Alex Trejo of harassing them, INBAL announced the dismissal of two teachers, although it did not disclose their names.
INBAL claimed to have zero tolerance for sexual harassment and harassment at the Academy of Mexican Dance.
Through their social networks, Organized Women have disseminated more anonymous allegations of harassment by teachers, administrative staff and students of the Academy of Mexican Dance.
Now, in their request statement they ask Raymundo Torres Torres to be appointed to the post of director by default and
negligence in resolving existing complaints to teaching staff concerning sexual harassment, as well as for exercising psychological violence, abuse of power, nepotism, sexist behaviors, complicity and minimisation of various violence.
Also the dismissal of the position of coordinator and teacher to Rodolfo Maya González for abuse of power, bullying, authoritarianism, psychological abuse and omission of student demands.
Remove Roam León Olvera from the position of coordinator and teacher by omission of complaints filed by undergraduate students in his charge regarding sexual harassment, violence and harassment, dealing with wrongful accusations. As well as exercising abuse of power and sexual innuendo towards students.
Students ask that Oscar Victor “Viko” Hernández Victoria not be allowed to hold positions at INBAL or any other educational institution because of the multiple allegations of harassment and sexual abuse that have
ADM organized women’s portal, and if the legal complaint is proceeded, have the full support of the institution.
Dismissal of the teaching position to Jorge Alejandro Hernandez Trejo and José Rosendo Servín Ferrusca for sexual harassment.
They also demand not to reinstate expelled assailants, students or teachers, in any institution belonging to INBAL, and initiate an investigation to students, teachers, administrative and cleaning personnel reported for violence of any kind, as well as “inform with transparency and formality to the entire student community in general assemblies about the complaints that have been filed and the measures that will be taken in this regard, under the principles of identity protection, integrity and non-revictimization of whistleblowers”.
The students held the Academy of Mexican Dance responsible to the managers if any student is violated, violent or suffers academic retaliation for supporting unemployment and being part of the assemblies.
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