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The province is preparing a sampling at the three levels of public schools to know the dimension of suicide and work on prevention.
Gannam described as unprecedented the work being carried out in the Province with the launch of 60 technical teamswhich They have 15 schools assigned to each of them. These are made up of psychologists and social workers who have an approach to emergencies and will also work in this research with Mental Health.
Based on the changes introduced by the new management, the Secondary It will join what was until last year, the Directorate of Guidance and Interdisciplinary Support for School Trajectories, formerly DOITE, which was chaired by Miguel Connelle.
Violence in schools and bullying situations are one of the axes, but the main problem in consulting these teams is domestic violence that takes 50% of the interventions, according to the DAE.
Cases of bullying increased in Mendoza schools
Gannam admitted that interventions in cases of school bullying increased in the educational system in a statistical analysis in the last three years.
“We are seeing this problem more frequently because of the data we have in the Mendoza Educational Management system (GEM) and because of what the directors propose to us. The approach that we are going to carry out is school-based and but we also want to involve families, because We know that many do not have the tools to address these issues,” he said.
According to official data, from 2021 to 2023, 400 interventions for bullying in the schools of the province. What represents 28% of cases that assists the service.
Faced with situations of this type, the official called on parents to communicate with the school management teams to address the issue and give it a comprehensive approach.
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A case of bullying in Mendoza that set off alarms and touched hearts
The case of Agustina, a 6-year-old girl who was teased about her appearance and body weight, moved the entire country. A video in which she recounted how they made fun of her and in which she assured that she wanted to end her life gave visibility to her problem.
For 17 days the little girl did not attend school and the DGE intervened to raise awareness with Agustina’s class and the educational community.
The incident gained national status and raised awareness about the serious consequences of bullying.
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Restful hug. Lali Espósito fulfilled her promise to meet and hug the girl who suffered bullying at the beginning of 2022 in Tupungato. The singer greeted her during the performance, and then they had a closer meeting backstage.
