The management of the Salesianos school in Manique stated on Monday, March 16, that they are willing to change the current meal system, which differentiates menus between students who study for free and those who pay tuition, provided the Ministry of Education allows it. Following reports that paying students receive better meals, the school reiterated that this is due to Ministry of Education requirements. The school currently has 770 private-paying students and 797 students funded by the state due to a lack of public school capacity. Previously, families could pay the difference to access the private menu, but the school was fined and forced to refund these payments due to legal caps on charges for state-funded students. The school maintains that all meals meet safety standards and that the separation is solely a result of legal impositions, noting that they already subsidize the state-funded classes significantly to ensure educational quality.