Teachers strike against proposed law to keep them in school, fueling unrest in Honduras

[Judi Lynn]

Teachers strike against proposed law to keep them in school, fueling unrest in Honduras
FREDDY CUEVAS
Associated Press
3:17 a.m. EDT, April 1, 2011

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The Honduran government wants to impose a law aimed at ensuring the country's frequently striking teachers show up for work the number of days legally required.

Teachers responded by walking off the job.

Disgruntled parents — who would get greater oversight over schools under the proposed law — complain their children spend more days at home than in school.

The three-week old teachers' strike has become a catalyst for a wider political movement against the government, and to demand the return from exile of ousted former President Manuel Zelaya. At least one teacher has been killed and more than 50 people have been injured in clashes with police, in some of the worst unrest since the months following the June 2009 coup that toppled Zelaya.

More:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-lt-honduras-teachers-rebellion,0,5823989.story

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