On Saturday, the Chilean president put his ministers on notice, as he looked to reshuffle his cabinet amid mass protests.Santiago Governor Karla Rubilar said that the protests on Friday represented “a dream for a new Chile”.
Luis Videla is a 58-year-old history teacher from the Colegio de San Fransciso De La Florida. He held a banner aloft calling out the government’s wealth. "In Chile we have a good education, but it’s completely private, which is down to the market and not regulated by the state,” said Parra. “The government doesn’t help much with classroom materials for students. We have to buy things out of our remit like clothes for school children. Nobody [in government] recognises our grievances,” she said.
She feels that they should better invest their money, especially as around 90 percent of the children she teaches are vulnerable. Millacoi said she has to work extra hours and gets very little back in return. It is a similar case for many teachers for many Chilean teachers. “A bullet from the police hit me three days ago, who were there shooting,” he said, grazing his hand and the Red Cross had to attend to his injury, before heading to the hospital.