The government of President Nayib Bukele in El Salvador has banned the use of “inclusive language” in all public schools in the country, the president announced Thursday night on his X account.
“Starting today, the so-called ‘inclusive language’ is prohibited in all public schools in our country,” Bukele posted, sharing a post by the Minister of Education, Military Officer Karla Trigueros.
In a message on X, Trigueros noted that with this measure, “we guarantee the proper use of our language in all materials and content, in addition to protecting early childhood, childhood, and adolescents from ideological interference that affects their comprehensive development.”
“Today I issued the instruction to prohibit the so-called ‘inclusive language’ in all public schools and branches of our institution,” the minister stated.
According to a memorandum shared on X by the Army captain, the ban covers “all public educational centers and departments of that State portfolio” to “consolidate clear, uniform, and respectful institutional communication.”
