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Teachers in Colombia protest over 'risky' back-to-school plan

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Bogota, Jun 4 (EFE).- Small groups of teachers took to the streets of several cities in Colombia on Thursday to demand more health resources from the government, the approval of a basic income and to reject the "alternation and gradualness" model to begin face-to-face classes in schools.The sit-ins, in which there were no more than 50 people, were held in Bogotá, Cali, Medellín and Bucaramanga, and were convened by the Colombian Federation of Education Workers (Fecode).According to the federation's president, Nelson Alarcón, all biosafety protocols such as social distancing and the use of masks and gloves were met during the protests, the first of the guild during the coronavirus pandemic. (Camera: JUAN DIEGO LÓPEZ/ERNESTO GUZMÁN).SHOT LIST: GROUPS OF TEACHERS TAKE PART IN A SIT-IN IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.

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