Through a letter signed by the Ministers of Education, Nicolás Trotta y de Justicia, Martín Soria, the national government asked private schools to “ensure the continuity of non-face-to-face education” until 30 April. The misiva was sent to the chambers that bring together private educational institutions and is based on the federal justice ruling with the aim of “safeguarding the health of the educational community.”
“The vocation of the National Executive Branch is to accompany the educational task at this difficult time when the growth of the contagion curve by Covid-19 has been accentuated in a worrying way, guaranteeing the right to education,” they said. Furthermore, the letter points out that the federal court’s ruling in Administrative Litigation No. 2 renders the injunction given on 18 April by a porteño court without effect.
The President @alferdez made a state decision to preserve the lives of thousands of Argentines, he did not dictate educational policies. Using the judiciary politically is a specialty of macrism, but this time they have gone too far. — Martin Soria (@MartinSoria_)
April 18, 2021
“The actions of the authorities of the CABA Government are taxable, as it could be part of the crimes of disobedience and violation of measures taken to prevent the spread of an epidemic,” they said. The letter was addressed to the Coordinating Board of Private Teaching Associations of the Argentine Republic (Coordiep); National Board of Private Education (Junep); Argentine Confederation of Private Educational Institutions (Caiep); and Higher Council of Catholic Education (Consudec).
