Chile's Kast Pledges Tougher School Security

0:00It's March 30th, I'm Cory with the story. This is Canada News Today, driven by AI. Chile's new far-right president, Jose Antonio Cast, just pledged tougher school security after back-to-back attacks rocked the country. Last Friday, an 18-year-old student stabbed five people at a school in northern Chile, killing a 59-year-old inspector and leaving one. Victim in critical condition. The attacker is locked up, and it's being called one of the worst school violence cases there. That same day, a 15-year-old got nabbed trying to sneak a load of gun into another school. No shots fired, no threats made, but police seized the weapon and arrested the kid right away. Cast spoke out at a Santiago School event, saying society has changed, and it's time for real protection measures that folks use to resist. He pointed to these shocks as proof things can go on like this. Now, the Education Minister is pushing a bill to let teachers check students' backpacks, plus speeding on metal detectors at schools. Details are light,

1:00but the focus is on controlling who and what gets inside. Chile's schools have a wild history of student protests, from big up heavils in 2011 and 2019, to recent fire bomb injuries and even. The nation's first school shooting last May, with violence spiking, expect these changes to roll out fast to keep kids safe.