Salvadoran Schools Enforce Dress Code After Military Captain Appointed Education Minister
Staff check students uniforms at Instituto Nacional Tecnico Industrial, as regulations over students’ appearance and behavior are enforced following a memorandum by the Ministry of Education, in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Aug. 21, 2025. Jose Cabezas/Reuters
A memo from El Salvador’s new education minister, Karla Trigueros, took effect on Aug. 20, requiring principals to check students’ appearance at school gates to enhance discipline.
Trigueros, a captain in the army, issued the memo just days after being sworn in as education minister on Aug. 15.
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