Student-led school takeovers, a democratic triumph, Sileoni

Last month, in Argentina, the Carlos Pellegrini High School students took over the building to make several demands, and students in several other schools did the same to show their support.

Education Minister Alberto Sileoni assured that the student-led takeovers of several high schools in the City are “a triumph of democracy” and stressed that “they should be celebrated because it is proof of political maturity.”

“The truth is where you learn is a kitchen of democratic activism,” he said, assuring that the takeover of schools was “a triumph of democracy and a triumph of education.” “The first thing I can think of is celebrating. Some matters are related to freedom of expression and they are always welcome,” he added.

City Cabinet Chief Horacio Rodríguez Larreta soon came out against Sileoni’s statements, saying the minister’s calls for celebration “were too much.”