Police detain scores of Chilean students (AP)

[struggle4progress]

SANTIAGO, Chile - Police on Tuesday detained more than 100 high school students who had taken over their schools in renewed protest over what they say is the government‘s slow progress toward reforming Chile‘s dictatorship-era education law.

A nationwide strike at Chile‘s high schools is planned for Wednesday, and some student leaders warned that the forced removal of students who seize their schools may result in more radical protests.

The seizure of the schools marks a new style of protest by students demanding reforms to the education law issued by the 1973-90 dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet .

As part of the deal to end the protests, President Michelle Bachelet allocated $200 million for education and appointed a 72-member advisory panel to review the education law. The panel‘s slow progress is now the main target of the renewed protests.

http://www.onelocalnews.com/newhopecourier/ViewArticle.aspx?id=16738&source=2

[heliarc]

1. High School Students ...

Are remarkably activist and powerful in Chile. The Student unions are national and have regular summit meetings. Interesting things are getting done in Chile. The Bachelet Government is responding rather quickly to the demands of the grass roots. Its a shame though that there still is strife as the process unfolds. I hope that she succeeds. A lot rests on her success. Viva Chile! Mierda!

[w4rma]

2. What basically does this law state and why isn't it summarized in the

article?

[struggle4progress]

3. These LBN links from May and June may give you some idea what the ..

.. students have been concerned about.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2314457&mesg_id=2314457
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2316507&mesg_id=2316507
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2319962&mesg_id=2319962
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2321313&mesg_id=2321313
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2324286&mesg_id=2324286
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2331057&mesg_id=2331057

I can't address concerns about how the article was written ...