The general secretary of the Local Union of Teachers Association, Grichelle Toledo Correa, expressed on Wednesday, the ‘outrage the Puerto Rican teachers’ for the words of Governor, Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia Urrutia.
“The governor’s expressions are utterly misguided and we repudiate them. Our teachers have always given the extra mile, and even with the limitations and failures in the public system, they have kept the education of our children and youth uninterrupted. Comparing the public system with the private one is very unfair, when we know the conditions in which the Department of Education is in. It is worth remembering that our teachers took to the streets to clean, condition and lift the system after the hurricanes and. earthquakes. In the midst of the pandemic, the teacher has managed to provide the bread of teaching, despite not having all the necessary tools, “Toledo said in written statements.
“We cannot accept, endorse or generalize that our education system is paralyzed and that virtual education has been a fiction,” he added.
“Our teachers have been offering their classes and reinventing themselves, to meet the needs of their students, sometimes until late at night. It is time for the rulers to stop the attack and contempt for our teaching class, when they are the ones who train the professionals of the future. We demand respect and solidarity for our teachers! “, he explained.
The union leader expressed that “it is a tragedy that we remain the worst paid in this country, leading to the flight into the United States of colleagues who are highly coveted and paid as they deserve in other jurisdictions.”
The Association of Teachers and the local union sent a communication on January 28 to Governor Pierluisi with the purpose of meeting to discuss all issues affecting the teaching staff and to strengthen ties to collaborate in the improvement of the working conditions of the magisterium and the public education system. At the moment the exclusive representative of the teachers has not had an answer.
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