Following the incident, parents considered not sending their children to school, opting for online classes.
Public security elements arrived at the El Molino delegation after a report of armed persons. Photo: Courtesy.
Gunshots were fired around 10 am Monday, March 14 near J. Vicente Negrete school in El Molino, and armed individuals were seen in the area. Authorities took steps to safeguard students and teachers.
School officials said a normal school day was in progress when students and teachers heard gunshots near the school, and the children became frightened. Some students looked out the window and saw people with weapons hiding near the school. That caused panic among the more than 300 students and educational staff. Everyone took shelter in a classroom designated as a hiding place and remained there for about one hour.
“The children were the ones who saw them hiding,” said one school official. “It was horrible because everyone got scared and we quickly had to take shelter inside a special classroom. We thought the shooting would break out here outside.”
Phone calls came in quickly from concerned parents, but some officials who were interviewed said the police took around 40 minutes to answer the emergency call.
Some parents were upset about the incident and said they were worried about taking their children to school again. By press time for this edition, a large percentage of the students considered attending classes online instead of in person.
“We left the Covid pandemic to return to the pandemic of insecurity,” said one of the parents. “In truth, that claims more lives than the virus.”
Despite the reports and the testimonies of those affected, the Social Communication Department of the Jocotepec City Hall said nothing happened.
Translated by Mike Rogers
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