Peru Ministry of education blocks teachers under investigation from classrooms

The Ministry of Education in Peru has implemented measures to prevent teachers under preventive separation from interacting with students.

Andrés Izaguirre, the director of Teacher Development at the ministry, stated that any educator with an active preventive separation order cannot enter a classroom or have contact with students. These teachers must perform administrative tasks while their cases are being reviewed.

The ministry launched the Module of Administrative Disciplinary Procedures in 2024 to identify teachers subject to these orders and generate alerts. This system ensures that individuals legally barred from teaching do not provide educational services. The ministry also uses the Information System for File Monitoring to track cases. Between 2014 and September 14, 2026, the system recorded 3,347 concluded cases resulting in dismissal for sexual crimes. The current administration is addressing 432 pending files left by previous governments.

Of these, 143 have started administrative procedures and 9 have final reports awaiting a resolution. More than 300 files remain in the initial entry stage. To speed up these processes, the ministry provided funding to Regional Education Directorates to hire specialists. School directors must act within 24 hours of a sexual violence report by activating protection protocols and ordering the teacher's separation. They are also required to notify the National Police of Peru and the Public Ministry.

Izaguirre noted that while the ministry provides technical assistance and oversight, resolving several years of accumulated files will take more than three months.