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PUNTA CANA; In recent years, the specter of sexual harassment in schools has raised alarm bells in various regions of the country, including the provinces of San Pedro de Macorís and La Altagracia. Each heartbreaking testimony from a student fractures the relationship of trust between teacher and student, and calls into question the surveillance and control systems in our educational institutions. Beyond the horror that these events provoke, the question lies: how do we get to the point where a figure who embodies knowledge and moral guidance becomes an agent of abuse?
Teachers are not only transmitters of knowledge; They are guardians of the values that complement family education. Their role cannot, under any circumstances, become a threat to the integrity of the students. The duty to prevent these atrocities falls on several actors. Educational authorities, for their part, must urgently assume an active stance, implementing effective supervision mechanisms and ethical training programs for teaching staff. But also, the directors of educational centers must be on permanent alert to detect in time signs that indicate that something is not going well in the teacher-student relationship. This is a decisive moment to rethink the foundations of the educational system.
Schools cannot be spaces where the vulnerability of students is transformed into a weapon against their well-being. Transforming this reality requires concrete measures and a profound change in educational culture. We must rescue the values of respect, discipline and responsibility in the classrooms. This would be a good start to eradicating degrading practices and returning schools to the prestige they deserve as cradles of learning and human dignity. At stake is not only the reputation of the national education system, but the future of future generations.