7,000 schools in Jalisco will be closed due to non-payment of teachers

Due to the lack of payment to at least 2,000 teachers of the federal subsystem, next Monday, classes will be suspended in about 7,000 basic education schools in Jalisco - half of the 13,000 in the state- which will directly affect 800,000 students.

This was announced today by the Secretary General of Section 16 of the Union of Education Workers (SNTE) in the State, Elpidio Yáñez Rubio.

According to the union leader, despite the constant work tables with authorities of the Jalisco Ministry of Education (SEJ), the problem of lack of payment of fortnights persists, in . . .