With anti-government protesters blocking avenues and
highways across Venezuela several times a week, many parents spend their
evenings asking the same question - will my kids make it to school tomorrow? While
parents worry they will be unable to pick up their children after classes
because of the tumult, teachers are often forced to skip work due to the
clashes between protesters and troops. Yet the Education Ministry has refused
to cancel classes at state schools even when spillover from demonstrations
poses a risk to children - primarily from the tear gas fired to disperse
protesters. It also has forbidden private schools, which serve about a quarter
of the country's primary and secondary school students, from suspending
lessons. More…
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