'edgar' Haircuts, Mohawks Prohibited In El Salvador Schools After Military Captain Becomes Education Minister

SAN SALVADOR — Oscar Melara, nan head of a method schoolhouse successful El Salvador, stations himself astatine nan beforehand gross each time to inspect dress codification compliance arsenic students record in.

Melara checks for infractions specified arsenic shirts missing a monogram aliases sanction tag, soiled shoes and agelong haircuts. He is pursuing a directive issued by nan nation’s caller acquisition minister, subject skipper Karla Trigueros.

While dress codes person agelong existed passim nan nation’s nationalist schools, Trigueros’ directive gives administrators nan powerfulness to ding students’ grades aliases require organization work if they do not comply.

“We convey nan minister, because this allows america to correct and amended our students,” Melara said.Local media showed videos of barber shops pinch lines retired nan doorway arsenic students chopped disconnected their locks, pinch immoderate offering specials to return advantage of nan caller order.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele reposted a connection connected X cheering nan caller guidelines, which nary longer let hairstyles specified arsenic nan mohawk or nan alleged “Edgar cut,” a vessel cut-like style popularized successful caller years by young Latinos, peculiarly successful nan U.S.

Trigueros herself has toured schools successful caller days, often pinch a slicked-back bun and dressed successful subject fatigues.

Teachers’ groups person opposed her naming. The Salvadoran Teachers’ Front, successful a connection past week, said putting a subject charismatic successful complaint of acquisition was “absurd” and that it harkened backmost to nan nation’s decades nether subject dictatorship.

Bukele, sharing nan memorandum connected X, based on that complete acquisition overhaul was needed successful nan Central American nation.

The leader is celebrated successful El Salvador aft launching a wide pack crackdown that has slashed crime rates, though authorities groups opportunity guiltless group person been caught up successful nan dragnet.

His statement recently passed a law reform scrapping statesmanlike word limits, which critics opportunity opens nan doorway to Bukele staying successful powerfulness indefinitely.