León, Gto. On the morning of Tuesday, September 3, students from various schools in the community of Saint Joseph of Duran They activated the shooting protocol due to gunshots that were heard in the middle of a chase between police and suspected criminals.
Faced with this situation, parents and neighbors are requesting increased patrolling during school hours to prevent future criminal situations.
Photo: Jorge Hernandez
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Mothers of students of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Primary School They confirmed that the explosions occurred around 9:00 am, just as the children were preparing to go out for recess.
“There was chaos among the children. We had to take shelter and the teachers told the students to crouch on the ground,” said one of the mothers.
In the area there are also the CONALEP and the Pablo Montesinos Kindergartenwhose teachers activated the security protocol, protecting the students.
Neighbors said that this is the third consecutive day that gunshots have been heard in the area surrounding the building of the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Guanajuato for Social Prevention, which has generated great concern.
“At the kindergarten, the teachers also looked after their pupils. For three days in a row, shots have been heard and people have been injured. Yesterday, the parents took the children away as a precaution,” said one of the complainants.
The inhabitants of San José del Durán demand a Increase in patrolsas they consider the security situation in the area to be worrying, especially during school hours, when hundreds of children and young people attend classes.
The Secretariat of Security, Prevention and Citizen Protection confirmed the intervention of municipal authorities.
According to reports, officers detected several armed men aboard a van, which was seized after the operation, although the suspects managed to escape.
The protocol for shootings and executions established by the Guanajuato Education Secretariat includes procedures to protect students and deal with these types of situations that compromise their physical and emotional safety.
Although a more detailed report on what happened was requested at the Ministry of Educationno official response had been issued by the time this edition went to press.
This incident follows recent armed attacks near schools in León.
Just over a week ago, a father and his son were murdered outside the Miguel Hidalgo elementary school in the Héroes de León neighborhood, raising concerns in the educational community and among residents of these areas.
