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Venezuela

29 March 2013

InfoSur Hoy (USA)

CARACAS, Venezuela – Violence is becoming part of the school day for Venezuelan students. Of the 289 educational centers surveyed by the Venezuelan Federation of Teachers (FVM), 85% reported acts of aggression in their schools. Six in 10 reported incidents of this type occur at least once a week. On Jan. 8, Michelle Buraglia, a 15-year-old student, died after being shot by another child at Andrés Bello High School, one of the largest in Caracas. After the murder,... (GunPolicy.org)

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