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Venezuela school reopening faces infrastructure and wage way

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As the 2026-2027 school year begins, the Venezuelan education sector remains defined by a deepening crisis involving infrastructure safety and teacher compensation. Education Minister Héctor Rodríguez has announced plans to accommodate 7 million students by opening 5,000 new classrooms and utilizing double shifts. To address damage from the June 24 earthquakes, which caused 11 school collapses, the government is implementing a rezonification plan. In La Guaira, Governor José Alejandro Terán inaugurated the Complejo Educativo Darío Vivas in the Urimar parish, a facility featuring 28 classrooms and a dining hall designed to serve relocated students from the Liceo Hugo Chávez and the Centro de Educación Inicial 5 de Julio. Education official Daniel González stated that over 6,000 students are being rezoned using a ‘point and circle’ methodology to prioritize proximity to their homes, noting that enrollment in these new locations has exceeded 50%. However, the process faces local resistance. At the Unidad Educativa Nacional Luis Hurtado Higuera in El Junquito, which is currently functioning as a shelter for 344 earthquake victims, approximately 550 parents have rejected the relocation of 1,980 students to three private institutions. These representatives cite concerns regarding limited school capacity, transportation difficulties, and reduced instructional days. Infrastructure deterioration continues to trigger civil unrest. In Puerto Ordaz, parents and representatives of the Unidad Educativa Nacional Simón Bolívar staged a partial blockade of Avenida Atlántico to protest the school’s condition. More than 1,000 students are affected by leaking roofs, lack of electricity, and an absence of ventilation. Protesters expressed frustration over unfulfilled promises from local authorities to implement a recovery plan, noting that repairs have been requested since early June. ~~Teacher unions continue to escalate opposition.~~ Labor tensions are also escalating. The Venezuelan Teachers Federation (FVM) has announced a nationwide march for October 13.

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