### Parents Fear Delays in School Year Start Due to Debt Owed to Teachers
Parents in Tijuana are expressing concern about potential delays in the upcoming school year. They are urging the State Education Secretariat (SEE) to resolve the unpaid salaries of teachers, so that the educators can continue their work without disrupting students’ education.
**Concerns Among Parents**
Parents and guardians worry that students might fall behind in their studies as teachers threaten to not return to classrooms on Monday, August 26, due to a lack of salary increases and unpaid wages to interim teachers. Yesenia Lara, an aunt and guardian of a middle school student in the Sánchez Taboada neighborhood, mentioned that the school notified them this week that classes are suspended until further notice due to the teachers’ protests.
**Calls for Action**
Lara emphasized that this situation could negatively affect the students’ performance, particularly in the first semester of the school year, which is set to officially begin next Monday. She urged the SEE authorities to pay the salaries of the interim teachers to ensure that educational activities proceed without interruption. Teachers affiliated with the National Union of Education Workers (SNTE) and the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) have stated in various demonstrations that they will not return to the classrooms under the current conditions.
**Teacher Rights and Parental Support**
While worried about academic delays, Lara stated that she supports the teachers’ initiative to demand their rightful pay, acknowledging that they have families to support and bills to pay. Another concerned parent, Ana Padilla, pointed out that SNTE teachers would be on strike, thus delaying the school start. Padilla agreed that the government needs to address the issues as education is a critical profession. She remarked that the state government’s long-standing neglect of this issue is unacceptable and that her frustration is more with the government than with the teachers.
Parents share a common concern that the lack of immediate resolution could affect their children’s education, but they also stand by the teachers’ right to demand fair pay.
### Additional Updates on Education Protests
#### CNTE Caravans Highlight Payment Issues for Interim Teachers
Further protests have taken place, including a caravan organized by CNTE in Tijuana. These demonstrations focus on the immediate need for payment to interim teachers. Such protests have become more frequent, accentuating the urgency of the situation.
#### Expected Salary Increment for Teachers in Baja California
There is a circulating promise that salary increments for teachers in Baja California will be processed before the new school semester starts. However, parents remain skeptical due to past delays and have expressed a pressing need for tangible action rather than promises.
#### Steps to Resolve the Crisis
In light of the growing discontent, the government has vowed to address these payment issues before the academic year begins. The community is watching closely, hoping for a resolution that will prevent further disruption to their children’s education.
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