Schools Close in State of Guerrero to Protest Impunity of Los Tequileros Crime Gang Mexico News Daily
go to original March 2, 2017

Close to 90 schools are now closed in the state of Guerrero in protest against the continuing impunity enjoyed by the criminal gang Los Tequileros and its leader, Raybel Jacobo de Almonte.

Some 60 schools from a number of municipalities near San Miguel Totolapan have been closed since December, due either to violence or as a protest against it.

Last week, teachers in Totolapan refused to return to work until authorities arrest de Almonte, also known as El Tequilero.

The state Education Secretariat warned that teachers who didn’t return to the classrooms would have their salaries discounted accordingly.

Undeterred, faculty members at those schools continued their protest and close to 30 more educational institutions joined  the strike this week.

According to official figures, some 3,600 students are affected by the protest.

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