Parents block Mexico-Puebla highway over alleged teacher abuse

Parents in Ixtapaluca, Mexico, took to the Mexico-Puebla highway to demand justice for an alleged sexual abuse victim. They accuse a teacher at the Escuela Preparatoria Oficial Número 122 of the crime.

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The construction of the Merah Putih Cooperative building was not a unilateral decision by the village head or the cooperative management, but went through the Village Deliberation (Musdes) mechanism. All stages of construction are also accompanied by minutes of meeting as a legal basis.

The demonstration led to a complete shutdown of the central and side lanes of the highway near the Tlapacoya bridge. Traffic was severely impacted in both directions, affecting commuters traveling between Mexico City, the State of Mexico, and Puebla.

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We have checked the field, the location of the KDKMP is in the middle of the residents' settlement of Pekon Sidokaton, Gisting District, Tanggamus Regency.

In a dramatic escalation, a group of parents forcibly entered the school premises. Their objective was to locate and detain the accused teacher, preventing any potential escape. The protesters are demanding the teacher's immediate arrest and a thorough investigation into the allegations.

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The video circulating on social media only shows a certain angle, creating a different perception from the actual conditions.

The blockade continued for an extended period, highlighting the urgency and anger of the parents. The incident has drawn attention to the safety concerns within educational institutions and the demand for swift action from authorities.

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We want to clarify that the video circulating on TikTok that the Merah Putih Village Cooperative construction in Sidokaton Village is under Mount Tanggamus is not true. The construction of the village cooperative in Sidokaton Village is located in the middle of the community settlement of Sidokaton Village.