The Buenos Aires Justice ruled in favor of a precautionary measure so that tomorrow there will be face-to-face classes

The prosecutor before the City Court of Appeals, Karina Cichero, ruled this Sunday in favor of the precautionary measure requested by two civil organizations to maintain presence in the classrooms this Monday.

After the head of the Buenos Aires government presented a declaratory action of unconstitutionality before the Supreme Court to try to guarantee face-to-face classes in Buenos Aires territory, the justice of the City of Buenos Aires received at least 5 precautionary measures requesting the nullity of the national decree that established the closure of schools from April 19 to 30, 2021, as a measure to contain the second wave of coronavirus.

Two of them -presented by a group of teachers from the NGO “Abramos las Escuelas” and the Center for Studies in Public Policies (CEPP) foundation – first received opinions against the judge in charge of the Administrative Litigation Court. Nº 17, which rejected the measure, so The parties decided to file a complaint before the Fourth Chamber of the Appeals Chamber in Contentious Administrative Tax and Consumer Relations.

This morning, however, the Buenos Aires Public Prosecutor’s Office requested that the protection be granted and that presence in the schools be maintained. The Official Defender’s Office and the Guardianship Advisory, which acted on behalf of the lawsuits, described the decision of the national government as a “violation of the autonomy” of the City.