A youth gets his hair cut at a barbershop to adhere to public school rules for hair in San Salvador, El Salvador, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. MEXICO CITY — A clean uniform. Approved haircuts only. Saying ...

Latin America's landscape has changed dramatically in recent years, with nations like Ecuador and Honduras turning to El Salvador as a model to control crime and gang violence. The most violent region ...

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -Oscar Melara, the director of a technical school in El Salvador, stations himself at the front gate every day to inspect dress code compliance as students file in. Melara ...

Salvadorans who mistrust their military have another reason for suspicion: The army is inadvertently training its enemy in record numbers. A new defense ministry report reveals that El Salvador’s ...

Public schools across El Salvador have started enforcing strict new discipline rules that mandate military-style haircuts, perfect uniforms, and respectful greetings for teachers. Some teachers' ...

El Salvador's new education minister Karla Trigueros -- a military officer with a flair for camouflage -- ordered the country's public schools on Monday to mandate "clean uniforms" and "appropriate ...

MEXICO CITY — A clean uniform. Approved haircuts only. Saying hello when entering the classroom, and goodbye when leaving it. Reciting the national prayer to the flag. Students are now required to ...