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Antisemitic Chants on School Trip Prompt Federal Probe and Commerce Action Against Baxtter

Authorities have opened criminal and consumer‑protection cases, with Baxtter given five days to answer.

Overview

  • A Sept. 10 video from a Bariloche graduation trip shows students from Escuela Humanos chanting “today we burn Jews,” with a Baxtter coordinator and an accompanying parent visible encouraging the scene.
  • The Ministry of Justice filed a federal complaint assigned to Judge Sebastián Ramos, joining earlier actions by DAIA and a private lawyer under Law 23.592 on discrimination and instigation.
  • The Secretariat of Industry and Commerce imputed Baxtter under consumer law for “indignity and discriminatory treatment,” ordering a response within five days and warning fines could reach up to ARS 2.1 billion.
  • Escuela Humanos issued a second statement emphasizing workshops and DAIA-led training, apologized to ORT, met with DIEGEP authorities, and argued the trip was outside its organizational responsibility.
  • Reports describe prior harassment and clashes between Humanos and ORT students during the trip, the coordinator was identified in coverage as “Nacho,” and President Javier Milei publicly labeled the episode “repudiable.”