Fecode responded to the statement by Education Minister Viviane Morales, who denounced alleged attempts to impose “gender ideology” in schools: “An absolute and total lie.”

On the morning of Friday, August 21, 2026, the Colombian Federation of Education Workers (Fecode) issued an official response to allegations made by Minister of Education Viviane Morales. Morales had previously claimed that there were attempts to impose gender ideology within the country's school system.

Fecode formally rejected the minister's assertions, characterizing the accusations as an absolute and total lie. The statement marks a direct confrontation between the teachers' union and the Ministry of Education regarding the content and ideological direction of school curricula.