Overview
- Nicole Isa López admitted guilt in a plea deal and received a three‑year suspended sentence with court‑ordered therapy and a ban on contact with minors.
- A Salta judge convicted her on seven counts of lesiones leves, Argentina’s charge for minor injuries that can include psychological harm.
- Parents triggered the case after seeing fear, anxiety, and regression in their two‑year‑olds who said the teacher was mean and described being hit or pushed.
- A father’s video showing the assistant pushing a child proved key after the classroom CCTV for the date families flagged was missing, according to their accounts.
- The nursery stayed open as its director was charged for poor oversight, and families pressed for tighter rules on private maternal centers.