Shock Doctrine, Laissez-faire is barely starting 2: Government issues new Law that orders to privatize state Schools, where the poorest study

 *Teachers protest against this and are demonized by pro coup media and the government, who blamed them today of being the main source of underdevelopment in the country

*They denounce a government repression campaign is being promoted against teachers

Teachers against the new Education Law that orders to privatize State Schools.

by Radio Progreso Honduras 

The Federation of Magisterial Organizations of Honduras (FOMH) reported that the new Education Act, introduced by  nationalist Rep. Renan Rossel Inestroza Hernández, "violating" the Teachers' Statute, by ordering "the privatization of normal schools and to take over the education and  training  of teachers , which is performed exclusively by the Honduran state.

The new law was already discussed  in a first round, by Congress, "without first having been agreed on " with the education sector by the regime of Porfirio Lobo, the leader of a teachers reported, Edgardo Casaña.

"People who attend normal schools are the poorest, if  normal schools are privatized, where  will we educate the poorest?" Questioned the spokesman for the teachers.

 

The FOMH called the department of Francisco Morazan for a general meeting held on Thursday in Tegucigalpa, where teachers announced commissions to carry out  a general strike starting today, Friday April 30, 2010, when it was confirmed that teachers from ten departments will strike.

 

Meanwhile, the FOMH warns tof he possibility of a general cessation of work throughout the country for next Monday May 2, 2009.  The Teachers leader also denounced , that because of this law  "meetings of all sides"  of departmental managers in different regions have occurred, and that  the regime continues to make appointments without the legal requirements for "political influence."

 

Casaña stated that there have been several departmental appointment of directors, unlawfully, "being on top" of the results obtained by the contestants in the tests to qualify for these public charges.

 

  Casaña accused the department of Lempira director of having "prisoners in that address of 45 teachers' union members chained and padlocked at gunpoint by military types."

Teachers leaders protest and take over the Departmental

  SAN PEDRO SULA - The teachers union leaders took yesterday the premises of the Education Departmental of Cortés for considering illegal the dismissal of the director Esmeralda Flores and Secretary Maritza Filomena Julin.
Flores and Julin were laid off by the secretary of the Ministry of Education, Anibal Delgado, arguing that the process by which they were elected they had some "flaws."

Teachers believe that through these actions the new education authorities are violating the  Teacher's Statute  to ignore the established procedures for the selection and recruitment of personnel.

Teachers do not recognize the new Norma Cardona as the new  Departmental Director because they assure she was appointed by political influence rather than competition.
 
The Federation of Teacher Organizations of Honduras (FOMH) demanded  president Porfirio Lobo Sosa, the dismissal of Secretary of Education, Alejandro Ventura and Aníbal  Delgado.

Joel Navarrete, president of the FOMH, said that "we denounce out that from the Ministry of Education is promoting a campaign of repression against the teachers."

He said they are putting in some institutions people who do not meet departmental requirements and have not even participated in the contests for seats.

Gustavo Mejia, head of the Teachers' Association of Middle School Education in Honduras (COPEMH), said the teachers will not allow these violations against the regulations and "we hope the president, Porfirio Lobo Sosa ratify people who already were there ."

The  teachers leader said the protest will continue this day in the premises of the Education Departmental so that school students have no classes.
DIRECTOR
The new director of department of Cortes, Norma Cardona, could not take office due to the protests of the teachers.

OPINIONS

Gustavo Mejia

Joel Navarrete

"We denounce that within the National Congress a bill to privatize artistic and normal education is being discussed" GUSTAVO MEJIA, COPEMH leader.

 "We will defend the Teachers' Statute because we will not allow charges to be taken by appointments": JOEL NAVARRETE, president of the FOMH

Foto/TIEMPO/Ramón Mayorga 

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