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Event: Media Reporting Sporadic Protests and Road Blocks Across Costa Rica. Government of Costa Rica Extends Nationwide COVID-19 Related Driving Restrictions. Please Read Entire Message.
Travel Alert: Tuesday May 11, 2021
Nationwide protests:
Costa Rican media outlets and social media sources are reporting that Rescate Nacional has called for road blocks at various points across Costa Rica this week to protest the Government’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, the Public employment bill, and increases in fuel prices. The Embassy has received confirmed reports of minor confrontations between police and protestors and temporarily blocked roads at several locations across Costa Rica. The majority of protests in Costa Rica are non-violent in nature. However, you should exercise caution in the vicinity of any large gatherings, protests, or demonstrations. The Embassy will continue to review the situati
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Nationwide protests:
Costa Rican media outlets and social media sources are reporting that Rescate Nacional has called for road blocks at various points across Costa Rica this week to protest the Government’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, the Public employment bill, and increases in fuel prices. The Embassy has received confirmed reports of minor confrontations between police and protestors and temporarily blocked roads at several locations across Costa Rica. The majority of protests in Costa Rica are non-violent in nature. However, you should exercise caution in the vicinity of any large gatherings, protests, or demonstrations. The Embassy will continue to review the situation and will provide additional information as needed. U.S. citizens traveling within Costa Rica may wish to consult with local media sources or traffic Apps to identify possible
Linda Thomas
Special to the Journal & Sun
Six-year-old Jonathan McCoy was agitated and angry. Things weren’t going well at home, and he was lashing out, disrupting his school class with his behavior. A teacher exiled him to the corner to cool. off, but he just started kicking the radiator instead.
That’s when Phyllis Polillio first entered McCoy’s life.
Polillio, a Stoughton Public Schools teacher assistant, took the first-grader aside and talked to him privately, telling him he shouldn’t be taking his frustrations like that.
“I remember telling Mrs. P. my mother was having a bad morning, he said, and I guess that caused me to have one, too.
Teachers find ways to support students in a post-COVID world
and last updated 2021-05-03 14:24:32-04
SAINT PAUL, Minn. At J.J. Hill Montessori School in Saint Paul, Minnesota, John Horton has been nominated for Minnesota Teacher of the Year.
âLast spring in Minnesota it was a really challenging period for kids because of the things that were taking place with school and without in their own community, said Horton, who teachers first to third grade. So, as a teacher, our job really.people think itâs for academics and to teach lessons. But honestly, itâs about building relationships and supporting them.â
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