More than 100 teachers protested a new government education act outside the gates of the Chile team's training complex ahead of the Copa America opener in Santiago against Ecuador on Thursday.
The controversial Teachers' Statute, introduced by president Michelle Bachelet, has prompted widespread strikes in municipal schools since June 1 and teachers are asking that their demands be respected when the act is finalised.
The group is asking for a reduction in class sizes, planning and teaching time in school hours to be split 50/50, a new, incentivised pension scheme as well as a payment of historical debt to teachers.
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