After a large protest march, Teachers and police officers faced on Monday in the vicinity of the Ministry of Educationlocated on Arce Avenue in the city of La Paz.
The teachers tried to pass, by force, the police contingent that protects the public building and the uniformed responded with tear gas, according to disseminated images of what happened.
It was even known that the protesters captured an official to “exchange” with a teacher who would have been arrested by police.
Delegations of educators from different regions of the country reached the headquarters of government To protest in demand for greater budget, leveling of hours, creation of new items, retirement with 100%, among other orders.
Hours before the confrontation, the Minister of Education, Omar Veliz, questioned the mobilization of the teachers, considered that “they are making bad decisions”, but also insisted on the need to resume the dialogue.
“Mobilize when the dialogue is open, makes no senseThat is harming, ”said the government authority at a press conference.
