Mexican teenager set ablaze after being the victim of a racial attack

Two students set a Mexican schoolboy on fire in the classroom, severely burning him.
In high school, two classmates were accused of spilling alcohol over Juan Zamorono’s seat.
The 14-year-old child, according to his relatives, got up when he felt his pants getting wet, and two of his classmates had already started a fire.
Knowing that Juan was being bullied because of his Otomi heritage, his family filed a complaint against the perpetrators and the school administration.
The youngster was only released this week despite having second- and third-degree burn wounds.
His family told the media that the only crime he had committed was using his mother tongue.
In order to deter additional racism, the National Institute of Indigenous Peoples of Mexico pleaded with the government to “sanction adolescents and adults participating in harassment and repeating attacks on minors.” They also demanded immediate action in schools.
Out of the 126 million people living in the country, 23 million are indigenous, and 7.3 million of them speak an indigenous language, and prejudice is widespread in Mexico, according to the 2020 census.
Half of them thought they had been valued after they complained about racism.
Mexican law prohibits racism, and institutions have been established to handle complaints.