Salvadorian students walk past signs indicating permitted and prohibited haircuts at the National Industrial Technical Institute in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Aug. 22, 2025. Marvin Recinos/AFP via Getty Images
A memo from El Salvador’s new education minister, Karla Trigueros, took effect on Aug. 20, requiring principals to check students’ appearance at school gates to enhance discipline.
Trigueros, a captain in the army, issued the memo just days after being sworn in as education minister on Aug. 15.
