Ipiales – Nariño
The Rumichaca international bridge will be the scene of the concentration of teachers affiliated with the Nariño Teachers’ Union (SIMANA) that They started a blockade on the border between Colombia and Ecuador as part of the call for a permanent national strike of educators cited by Fecode.
This call, which will leave thousands of students in public schools without classes for eight daysis a measure to demand the elimination of the amendment to the Statutory Law of Education that is currently pending in the Congress of the Republic.
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The border is expected to be blocked from around 9:00 a.m. until approximately 4:00 p.m. on June 12 with the participation of a significant number of teachers, students and parents.
The strike, which will extend from today until June 20, will culminate in a great mobilization in Bogotá, SIMANA teachers will join their colleagues from across the country in the capital to demonstrate against the amendment, which according to them, threatens to further precarious working conditions in the education sector and deteriorate the quality of public education in Colombia.
The teachers announced that Starting this Wednesday and for eight days the academic calendar will be suspended, However, these days will be replaced throughout the school year without affecting the students.
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