Teachers Threaten Protests Over School Staff Layoffs

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 13, 2026 · Originally reported July 13, 2026 by El Heraldo

Honduras's teaching unions are threatening nationwide protests unless the government halts the firing of roughly 2,000 administrative, custodial, and security workers from schools — jobs they call essential to keeping schools running.

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