A shootout broke out on an avenue in northern Culiacán and tire-puncturing devices were thrown, causing chaos in the area.
There were moments of panic during the morning of Tuesday, September 24, which can be described by scenes like the one that occurred at the Luis Donaldo Colosio elementary school, near the Autonomous University of the West (UAdeO).
Girls and boys lying on the floor, under the deskswaiting for the sounds of the bullets to stop piercing his ears.
“And they still want to force us to take our children to school,” said Carlos Ugalde, a 40-year-old man and father of one of the girls who attends Luis Donaldo Colosio elementary school. He did not send his daughter to school, but in the parents’ chat he could see first-hand what was happening to the children in his class.
The Secretariat of Public Education and Culture (SEPyC) has established that there are “conditions to continue the call for face-to-face classes” after During the last 16 days, virtual school activities were decreed by parent organizations.
The organization has not gone down well with the Ministry of Education, which has sent letters to teachers and principals asking them to go to schools and call the students.
“We have shown solidarity with the parents, because they are also supporting us, they tell us that they are worried about us, because we have already been given the indication from the Ministry of Education that we must be in person,” said teacher Octavio Pelayo Escalante, director of Technical Secondary School 85, where the event took place. a protest by parents who reject the measure for fear of violence like the one that occurred at the Luis Donaldo Colosio school.
The demand is already widespread, as the Sinaloa State Commission for Human Rights (CEDH) reported that there are complaints filed by parents regarding the position of school authorities to maintain in-person school activities.
Actions taken after the shooting
According to security authorities, the recent chase was between civilians and members of the National Guard. It resulted in one vehicle being damaged by flat tires.
There were no people injured or arrested, but yes It caused fear among teachers and students who were in nearby schools.causing some to have to suspend face-to-face classes.
At other nearby schools, such as Miguel Castillo Cruz Elementary School, police car sirens could be heard and teachers decided not to go out for recess.
The shooting had just passed and the patrols, The teachers decided to suspend classes with the aim of safeguarding the physical and psychological safety of students.
“It makes me very angry that these things continue. I feel worried because I sent my children to school”But I don’t think I should feel guilty. At first I felt that way,” said Mariana, a mother from the Miguel Castillo Cruz school, located in the same area where the shooting occurred.
“But I think it’s part of the fact that the f***ing authorities don’t take responsibility. That’s what they wanted to happen so they’d get the hang of it.”
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