Equality is an issue where the authorities of a school and a group of parents are being denounced in Oaxaca, Mexico, where they opposed a judge’s decision and denied a student access to school.

The rights of the 12-year-old student were violated because she did not go to class in her women’s uniform (skirt).

For the minor it is better to wear pants. It makes her feel more comfortable and secure, reported El Heraldo.

What happened is an act of total discrimination, with the adults coming out honorably. It happened on March 6, 2023 in Oaxaca, La Verdad published.

According to the review, the event took place at the José Vasconcelos Telesecundaria School, located in the city of San José Manialtepec, “where the school authorities along with some parents of other students discriminated against a student”.

The mother of the discriminated pupil takes the floor

The minor affected is Paola, who is studying for the first year, as the newspaper Milenio identified her on Twitter.

My daughter started dressing like this since kindergarten. He went out with his hat, his boots and his brother’s trousers

From what has been videotaped, the student arrived at the school and a group of adults were waiting for her outside.

Several men and women stood at the door and refused her entry, after which the victim burst into tears.

–Don’t cry, her mother told her.

The minor tried to enter, but two nationals and some women prevented her. He even suffered pushing. These people think they are breaking the rules.

The facts that harm her daughter were denounced by Paula Hernández Torres, who pointed out that the discrimination has been going on for two months.

The situation started in January of this 2023 and the parent “explained through a letter that the director of the telesecondaries and the supervisor of School Zone 022 prevented her from entering because she was not wearing the women’s uniform.”

The woman, outraged, moved and filed a request for protection. First he went to the human rights ombudsman of Oaxaca.

The Mexican press indicates that “the Second District Court in the state granted the provisional suspension of the amparo, for which it ordered the campus authorities to grant access to the minor with the uniform she prefers.”

Well, in light of what was seen on March 6, neither the campus authorities nor the parents of the girl’s classmates complied with the court decision.

Because of what happened, “the director of the telesecondaria suspended classes and it was decided to refer the matter to the general assembly of the city.”

For Silvia Ramírez, it is very sad that the people of the city express their opinion, judge and want to decide how the girl will dress

The uniform in Mexico City

About five hours by vehicle separate Oaxaca from Mexico City, where since 2019, CNN en Español reported, “primary and secondary school students have been able to wear a neutral school uniform to school, under a measure introduced by the head of government of the capital of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum.

Four years before this event took place in Oaxaca, Sheinbaum expressed his opinion on the uniform, sparking controversy.

For the official: “The times when girls had to wear skirts and boys had to wear trousers are over. I think that’s already happened with history. Boys can wear skirts if they want, and girls can wear pants if they want. That is part of fairness, of equality,” he told the media in 2019.