Weapons of the Prime Minister are displayed to minor students in a civic-military school in Paraná

The weapons were displayed on a table set up in the school gymnasium, where students were able to view rifles, pistols and equipment used by the company. Sesp said all equipment was in a supervised area and no tampering was done by students. Watch the video:

According to the organization, the idea was to show the daily work of the security forces, in collaboration with the units of Proerd Cívico, the School Patrol, the Maria da Penha Patrol and the Fire Brigade. According to the department’s assessment, activities of this type are traditional and already carried out in schools, community events and public spaces.

Sesp highlighted that the Secretary of Public Security, Colonel Hudson Leôncio Teixeira, spoke to the students about the dedication to studies and the valuation of public schools, with the aim of strengthening the role of education and security in citizenship training and that the event, as well as other activities in partnership with the Secretariat, focus on prevention, information and responsible approach towards the community.

On social networks, comments assert that exposing weapons to minors can naturalize the presence of weapons in schools and affect the imagination of adolescents.

This case comes amid other complaints involving civic-military schools in Paraná. Students from the Colégio Estadual Cívico-Militar João Turin, in Curitiba, recently released a video of marches accompanied by music advocating violence.

On this occasion, the President of the Union of Teachers and School Employees (APP-Sindicato), Walkiria Mazeto, said that such scenes are common in the state. “Absurdities like the one in the video are not isolated cases. Since the beginning of this program (civic-military units), we have received and reported similar incidents, or worse, in schools that have adopted the model.”