El Salvador schools to require military-style inspections

San Salvador (AFP) Aug 19, 2025

El Salvador's new education minister Karla Trigueros - a military officer with a flair for camouflage - ordered the country's public schools on Monday to mandate "clean uniforms" and "appropriate haircuts" for students. Trigueros was appointed by President Nayib Bukele on Friday, to the open dismay of teachers' unions, who warned against the "militarization" of education. "Within t