The following excerpt is from a January 29, 2010 article published by the Latin American Times. To read the article in its entirety, click here.
GUATEMALA CITY – Thousands of Guatemalan public school teachers impeded the start of the 2010 school year, staging a large demonstration on Friday to demand an increase in the education budget.
“More than 40,000 teachers from all over the country” took part in the demonstration, which covered the main streets of Guatemala City’s historical center, the leader of the ANM union, Joviel Acevedo, said.
A police spokesman, however, gave a much lower estimate, saying the number of demonstrators was “between 5,000 and 10,000.”
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