Outrageous! In April they registered 2,186 cases of school bullying

During the month of April, the portal SíSeve of the Ministry of Education (Minedu) documented a total of 2,186 bullying incidentswhich represents a 300% increase compared to the previous month, in schools across the country.

The National Association of Parents of Basic Training Schools (Anapef) reported on these data, based on the information provided by SíSeve.

Christian Gamarra, spokesperson for the group, pointed out that the incidence of school violence increased drastically in April, with an increase of almost 300% compared to March, going from 555 to 2,186 cases. He stressed the need to take urgent measures to protect students and ensure safe environments safe schools.

According to the report, from January to April 2024, a total of 2,977 cases of bullying have been recorded in schools. In January were reported 15 casesin February 86in March 555and in April 2,186. During this period, there were documented 1,304 cases of physical violence, 1,189 of psychological violence and 484 of sexual violence.

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The data provided by Anapef indicate that the bullying cases To date this year (2,977) exceed those registered in the same period during the last decade.

Daniel Alfaroformer Minister of Education, stated that the increase in cases of school violence is due to a greater attention to bullyingthe disruption of students’ emotional development due to COVID-19 pandemic and the lack of psychologists and teachers trained to address these problems.

He stressed that, despite the efforts of the Ministry of Education with its socio-emotional evaluation plan, the SíSeve data indicates that the problem has exceeded the capacity of schools to handle these cases. For this reason, he emphasized the need to invest more in the socio-emotional field in all Local Educational Management Units (Ugeles) and schools.

Rocio Hurtadoa member of the Anapef collective, pointed out that the school violence It has been intensified after the lifting of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Education do not provide the necessary resources to adequately address these situations. «It is imperative to have psychologists and social workers for a multidisciplinary intervention«he emphasized.