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maintained at the high school level. With this reform, aspiring primary school teachers must study for a baccalaureate for two years in high school and then enter university, where they attend a three-year program. Pre-primary teacher training is maintained at a diversified cycle level. This reform was rejected by students, who protested several times, occupying school buildings. At one such event in May 2012 they forcibly detained del Águila for several minutes. Local law enforcement and the
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