00:00In other news, the Mexican government has announced a nationwide ban on all militarized schools,
00:05putting human rights and young safety at the center of educational policy.
00:10The Secretariat of Public Education mandated the immediate closure of all military-style academies
00:15before the upcoming school year.
00:17The decision follows national outrage over the tragic death of 13-year-old Daphne Zapata Quintos,
00:22who died from a severe torture during a summer camp.
00:25The tragedy triggered widespread denunciations of systematic, physical and psychological abuse in these institutions.
00:33Authorities reaffirmed that a true educational transformation cannot tolerate militarized violence against minors.
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