Overview
- The students’ advisor said an airline offered free tickets, so families now need money only for lodging and activities to keep the El Bolsón trip alive.
- She added that asset tracing is underway with requests to banks and wallets, and a Central Bank report shows the accused carries multiple debts and is rated at the highest debtor level.
- Thirty‑eight families filed a criminal complaint in the Mercedes judicial district for alleged aggravated fraud, submitting bank transfers, chat logs, photos and testimony.
- Parents say the longtime preceptor stopped responding, admitted she had spent the money and used fake airline or agency documents to justify repeated postponements.
- School authorities and the Buenos Aires provincial education department opened inquiries, while families run new fundraisers and local tourism operators offer to help rebook the trip.