Riviera Maya, Q.R. — Quintana Roo public teachers continue their protest despite being ordered back to work. City streets around the state were filled with upset teachers who vowed to continue marching.
On Friday, teachers in Cancun took to the streets again to protest the ISSSTE changes. Angry teachers started at the Ministry of Education (SEQ) building and walked along Bonampak Avenue.
Traffic along many of the city’s main arteries was affected by the hundreds of walking teachers. During their Friday protest, they called on state and federal authorities to stop the new ISSSTE law.
Protesting teachers also marched along Playa del Carmen Boulevard in Playa del Carmen. On Friday, the group met at 8:00 a.m. in Plaza 28 de Julio and began their protest against the ISSSTE law.
On Thursday night, the Quintana Roo Education Secretariat released a statement that they had reached an agreement with the National Union of Education Workers (SNTE) for classes to resume Friday.
Despite being ordered back to work, the teachers said classroom suspension would continue until further notice. Around 200 schools are affected around the state due to the ongoing protests.
