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July 16, 2008

Student pours cold water on school reform

Reuters:

A student poured cold water on Chile's unpopular education reform on Monday -- literally.

The 14-year-old schoolgirl threw a pitcher of cold water in Education Minister Monica Jimenez's face at an event to discuss reform of a sector that students and teachers complain is underfunded and neglects the poor.

"They could have thrown a pitcher, a glass pitcher and I could be in hospital now," Jimenez told reporters. "I particularly blame the teachers union. ... If they are inciting acts of violence, they should answer for what happened today."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 16, 2008 5:33 PM
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