Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Mexico’s teachers seek relief from pandemic-era spike in school
robberies
The population of Mexico is around 130 million, the 10th largest
in the world, and its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the monetary value of final
goods and services produced, is the 12th highest. However, GDP per
capita, or the wealth per person, ranks below 60th, meaning people
aren’t so wealthy on average compared with developed countries, and many people
are poor. In fact, over 40% of the
population lived in poverty in 2022. Also, crime rates, especially violent
crime, are high in urban areas and certain regions, partly due to drug cartel
activities. No wonder there are so many Mexicans trying to move to the US even illegally.
During the pandemic, schools were closed and ran classes online. Those who lost
their incomes or jobs found there were things that they could steal from those
empty schools, such as computers, wires, and even toilets. This made those
looted schools inoperable when they tried to resume classes. Even after the
pandemic, such school robberies are still common in some places, and teachers
are struggling to find ways to run classes. Robbing equipment from schools isn’t
a petty crime but a theft of students’ futures as it hampers the chance of
learning.
Read the article and learn about how teachers in Mexico are suffering
from school robberies.
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