Puerto Rico crisis closes 184 public schools

[MindWars]

More than 180 public schools are set to shut in Puerto Rico in a move which will see 27,000 pupils forced to move elsewhere.

It is the largest mass closure of schools ever announced in the history of the US territory.

The country’s economic crisis – which has sparked an exodus to the US mainland – and the island’s low birth rate have been blamed.

Protests were held at the weekend against austerity measures being introduced amid heightening unrest.

Education Department spokeswoman Yolanda Rosaly said Education Secretary Julia Keleher would soon provide more details about the closures.

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Puerto Rico Crisis Closes 184 Public Schools

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Move is the largest mass closure of schools in the history of the US territory


Oh nothing like P.R. being a part of the US and now going under guess who gets to bail them out. Or do the communist screwballs think it is another magical freebie.

 

[jasonnfree]

More than 180 public schools are set to shut in Puerto Rico in a move which will see 27,000 pupils forced to move elsewhere.

It is the largest mass closure of schools ever announced in the history of the US territory.

The country’s economic crisis – which has sparked an exodus to the US mainland – and the island’s low birth rate have been blamed.

Protests were held at the weekend against austerity measures being introduced amid heightening unrest.

Education Department spokeswoman Yolanda Rosaly said Education Secretary Julia Keleher would soon provide more details about the closures.

Read more

Puerto Rico Crisis Closes 184 Public Schools

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Move is the largest mass closure of schools in the history of the US territory


Oh nothing like P.R. being a part of the US and now going under guess who gets to bail them out. Or do the communist screwballs think it is another magical freebie.

Well, their men do fight in our never ending wars. If it weren't for some of those puerto rican guys, bushcheneytrumpnugent might have had go in the military

 

[MACAULAY]

Socialism is alive and well in Puerto Rico.

They could teach the Socialists in New York and New England and the Rotting Cities like Chicago....a thing or two about how to scam hard-working tax payers.

Fuck Puerto Rico. Pay Cuba to take it off our hands.

 

[longknife]

These are American citizens.

 

[koshergrl]

I bet there are some high functioning abortion clinics there as well.

PP rejoice! The dream is alive!

 

[koshergrl]

Socialists prefer dead children, but barring that, it is essential that they be uneducated.

 

[keepitreal]

More than 180 public schools are set to shut in Puerto Rico in a move which will see 27,000 pupils forced to move elsewhere.

It is the largest mass closure of schools ever announced in the history of the US territory.

The country’s economic crisis – which has sparked an exodus to the US mainland – and the island’s low birth rate have been blamed.

Protests were held at the weekend against austerity measures being introduced amid heightening unrest.

Education Department spokeswoman Yolanda Rosaly said Education Secretary Julia Keleher would soon provide more details about the closures.

Read more

Puerto Rico Crisis Closes 184 Public Schools

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Move is the largest mass closure of schools in the history of the US territory


Oh nothing like P.R. being a part of the US and now going under guess who gets to bail them out. Or do the communist screwballs think it is another magical freebie.

Yep, and who is being blamed for the mess in Puerto Rico...
Wall Street and Congress, no surprise there!

I was gonna start a thread yesterday but, was to irritated!

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

If Puerto Rico's schools are anything like ours it may be a blessing in disguise.

 

[waltky]

Puerto Rico can't afford to pay it's police...

Thousands of Puerto Rico Police Officers Owed Overtime Pay Call in Sick
December 28, 2017 - Recently, more than 2,700 Puerto Rico police officers on average have been absent daily.

As Puerto Rico continues to recover from Hurricane Maria, thousands of police officers are calling in sick daily in protest of unpaid overtime. An average of 550 police officers are absent every day across Puerto Rico, which has one of the largest police departments under U.S. jurisdiction with more than 13,000 officers overall, but recently, more than 2,700 officers on average have been absent daily, according to The Associated Press.

Recently, more than 2,700 Puerto Rico police officers on average have been absent daily as they await millions in unpaid overtime wages.​

Police Chief Michelle Hernandez recommended that U.S. National Guard soldiers help fill the temporary vacancies when the absences began to build up, but administration of Gov. Ricardo Rossello on Wednesday rejected the idea. Public Affairs Secretary Ramon Rosario told the news outlet that the government has made nearly $15 million in overtime payments to officers since Hurricane Maria hit and $6.4 million is set to be distributed Saturday. "There are a lot of police officers who are not showing up," he said. "We are trying to address all demands to encourage these police officers to return to their jobs."

The department's chief said the officers are owed an additional $35 million in overtime pay, but said that it is still tallying attendance sheets to determine the exact amount. Hernandez said that officers also are upset about other changes amid Puerto Rico's economic crisis, including smaller pensions and an end of payments for unused sick days. "They feel in a way cheated in the past 15 years in terms of benefits," she said.

Thousands of Puerto Rico Police Officers Owed Overtime Pay Call in Sick

 

[waltky]

Puerto Rican police not the only ones goin' unpaid...

National Guardsmen Awaiting Pay Months After Hurricanes
27 Dec 2017 | Members of the V.I. National Guard, who responded during the twin hurricanes of 2017, have not been paid for months.

Heading into the Christmas weekend, members of the V.I. National Guard, who responded alongside police officers and firefighters during the twin hurricanes of 2017, have not been paid for months, officials said Friday. The problem stems from the nature of the response to the hurricane, said Master Sgt. and National Guard spokeswoman Karen Williams. Because V.I. National Guardsmen are technically federal employees working as contractors for the local government, they have higher requirements for documentation than the average government employee, Williams said. "Most of us were paid until the end of September," she said. However, paychecks have not yet cleared for October or November, Williams said.

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, US--Volunteers, as well as U.S. Virgin Island National Guardsmen, help to distribute supplies to local residents at the Omar Brown Sr. fire station​

The frantic nature of the response also contributed to the delay, Williams said. "When you have that many folks on status being deployed on different locations on the island, accounting for who's been where at what time can be challenging," she said. Once the appropriate forms are gathered and submitted, the V.I. Finance Department then has to process the documents before the Guardsmen can get paid, Williams said. Authorities were hopeful the paperwork could be processed by the end of the year, Williams said. Williams was among the unpaid members of the National Guard, though she said her rank insulated her from the worst of the pay gap. "For me, I'm a senior leader, I'm a senior executive," she said. "It's difficult to say that my economic means are the same as a junior guardsman or an army solider or an airman. I was where they were at one point." "It is difficult for their expenses and mortgages and homes and families," she said.

Senators decried the gap in broad terms during a legislative session on Thursday, though they didn't offer specific solutions to address the problem. "These guys in the National Guard haven't been paid," said Sen. Alicia Hansen at one point. That sentiment was echoed by Senators Dwayne DeGraff, Janelle Sarauw and Novelle Francis Jr. "When people work, they should be paid," Francis said. "Up to now, our national guard members have not been paid." The reality is more complex, Williams said. A rush to pay all Guardsmen without the appropriate documentation could result in an error the opposite way. "There's two sides," she said. "You don't want to pay some people an overly large amount." Officials, including Brig. Gen. Deborah Howell, were working to address the gap, and additional personnel had been brought in accelerate the process, Williams said. "There's no leader within the organization that doesn't want to see their folks paid," she said.

National Guardsmen Awaiting Pay Months After Hurricanes

 

[Moonglow]

The empathy from the compassionate conservatives is overwhelming...

 

[antifa]

Trump needs to be impeached on that alone.

 

[ScienceRocks]

The empathy from the compassionate conservatives is overwhelming...

Truly a movement from the heart of the third world. Fucking total bullshit movement the conservative movement has become.

 

[TNHarley]

That whole island chain is nothing but dead weight.

 

[BulletProof]

PR costs the US government more than any state in the union, because those parasites don't pay income taxes to the US, but get many federal services and aid. PR costs the US more than Israel does, and that's s saying something, because those Jew bastards are real parasites.

 

[antifa]

That whole island chain is nothing but dead weight.

2017’s Most Federally Dependent Nanny States
1 Kentucky
2 Mississippi
3 New Mexico
4 Alabama
5 West Virginia
6 South Carolina
7 Montana
8 Tennessee
9 Maine
10 Indiana
11 Arizona
12 Louisiana
13 South Dakota
14 Missouri
15 Oregon
16 Georgia
17 Idaho
18 Vermont
19 Wyoming
20 Maryland
21 Oklahoma
22 Pennsylvania
23 Alaska
24 Rhode Island
25 Florida

2017’s Most & Least Federally Dependent States

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

That whole island chain is nothing but dead weight.

2017’s Most Federally Dependent Nanny States
1 Kentucky
2 Mississippi
3 New Mexico
4 Alabama
5 West Virginia
6 South Carolina
7 Montana
8 Tennessee
9 Maine
10 Indiana
11 Arizona
12 Louisiana
13 South Dakota
14 Missouri
15 Oregon
16 Georgia
17 Idaho
18 Vermont
19 Wyoming
20 Maryland
21 Oklahoma
22 Pennsylvania
23 Alaska
24 Rhode Island
25 Florida

2017’s Most & Least Federally Dependent States

Kentucky is a relatively small state with two huge sprawling military bases. That's where those tax dollars come in. The death of the coal and tobacco industries don't help much either to provide income tax dollars. The state's largest employer is UPS and many of those employed there also live in Indiana.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

PR costs the US government more than any state in the union, because those parasites don't pay income taxes to the US, but get many federal services and aid. PR costs the US more than Israel does, and that's s saying something, because those Jew bastards are real parasites.

Now I remember why I had you on ignore!

 

[ScienceRocks]

That whole island chain is nothing but dead weight.

2017’s Most Federally Dependent Nanny States
1 Kentucky
2 Mississippi
3 New Mexico
4 Alabama
5 West Virginia
6 South Carolina
7 Montana
8 Tennessee
9 Maine
10 Indiana
11 Arizona
12 Louisiana
13 South Dakota
14 Missouri
15 Oregon
16 Georgia
17 Idaho
18 Vermont
19 Wyoming
20 Maryland
21 Oklahoma
22 Pennsylvania
23 Alaska
24 Rhode Island
25 Florida

2017’s Most & Least Federally Dependent States

Weird how all the data and the reality is 180 degrees opposite to that of the loserterians. What bunch of idiots1

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Trump should turn Puerto Rico into a luxury resort and casino, the Macau of the Western Hemisphere