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Viewing cable 06SANTIAGO2210, STUDENT PROTESTS FAIL TO GAIN PUBLIC SUPPORT

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06SANTIAGO2210 2006-10-19 20:16 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Santiago
VZCZCXYZ0000
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHSG #2210/01 2922016
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 192016Z OCT 06
FM AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0220
INFO RUEHAC/AMEMBASSY ASUNCION PRIORITY 2697
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIORITY 3352
RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES PRIORITY 3264
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS PRIORITY 1139
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ OCT 4857
RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA PRIORITY 4773
RUEHMN/AMEMBASSY MONTEVIDEO PRIORITY 3400
UNCLAS SANTIAGO 002210 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV SOCI CI
SUBJECT: STUDENT PROTESTS FAIL TO GAIN PUBLIC SUPPORT 
 
REF: A. SANTIAGO 1229 
 
     B. SANTIAGO 1204 
     C. SANTIAGO 2063 
 
Summary 
-------- 
 
1. The latest round of public student protests thus far have 
failed to garner wide support among the Chilean population, 
including among the leaders of the May and June student 
strikes.  Unlike the strikes in May and June, these protests 
have been sporadic, disorganized and mostly non-violent. 
Some 1,000 students took to the streets in Santiago on 
October 18, but more than 85 percent of the students attended 
classes.  The firm yet measured response from the police has 
been well received and reflects Chileans' general aversion to 
public disorder.  In one instance, the police forcibly 
entered a school, dislodged the students who had taken over 
the building, and suspended them for the remainder of the 
academic year.  Student leaders have initiated meetings with 
politicians to press for prompt congressional approval of GOC 
education proposals once they are introduced. 
 
2. President Bachelet defended her administration's 
short-term achievements and vowed to continue to improve 
public education.  The GOC increased government spending for 
the 2007 budget by more than 10 percent, with education 
constituting 15 percent of all public spending.  Most 
Chileans acknowledge the need for fundamental reforms in 
public education, but have sided with the government in 
urging students to end the protests.  End summary. 
 
Protests 
-------- 
 
3. Several students from public high schools across the 
nation took to the streets October 16-18 to protest the 
quality of public education and to call on the government to 
comply with the agreements reached following the last round 
of student strikes in May and June (reftels A-B).  Some 
students "seized" schools and barricaded themselves in the 
classrooms. In one instance that has received considerable 
press coverage, the police forcibly entered a school and 
dislodged the students who had taken over the building 
earlier this week.  Local authorities then suspended for the 
remainder of the academic year the more than 40 students 
involved in the incident.  As of October 18, five public 
schools remain "seized." 
 
4. Unlike the June protests, these have not enjoyed 
widespread support of the students, parents, or the general 
public.  Nor were they characterized by the same degree of 
violence or public disorder.  Furthermore, the students are 
divided and not especially well organized.  The end of the 
school year, and the fear that close to 40 percent of the 
students would have to repeat the year if they continue to 
miss classes, has made many students reluctant to join the 
strikes.  Some organizers of the previous student strikes 
have told the press they do not support these current 
protests. 
 
Students' Demands 
----------------- 
 
5. The students' main demands are: 
 
--Implement the terms of the agreements reached in June; 
 
--Improve the quality of public education; 
 
--Strengthen the Presidential Advisory group (a group of 
government officials, educators and students that was formed 
in June to discuss ways to improve public education) so that 
it has decision-making authority, and includes 
representatives from the political parties; 
 
--Amend the law governing public high schools to allow for 
greater student participation in the decisions affecting 
public schools; 
 
--Revise the nation-wide student college entrance exam (PSU) 
to eliminate the discrepancy in performance between public 
and private school students. 
 
6. Student leaders are meeting with Concertacion and 
opposition Alianza political party to press for prompt 
E 
congressional approval of the GOC's education proposals once 
they are introduced.  They also plan to meet with the Senate 
Education Committee later in the week. 
 
Government's Reaction 
--------------------- 
 
7. President Bachelet questioned the students' decision to 
protest and defended the government's performance, citing the 
following achievements: 
 
--Appointment of new Ministers of Education and Interior 
following the May/June strikes; 
 
--Creation of a Presidential Advisory group; 
 
--A ten percent increase in funding for education, with 
spending on education constituting 15 percent of the overall 
budget for 2007. 
 
--A study on possible amendments to the education law (LOCE). 
 
--Elimination of registration fees for the college entrance 
exam for students from the lowest social-economic level. 
 
--An increase by 200,000 in the number of "meal scholarships" 
for the neediest children. 
 
8.  Education Minister Provoste, who came on board after the 
June protests, also criticized the students and noted that 
the GOC "had created space" for the students to voice their 
concerns in a peaceful, democratic manner.  Prior to the 
October 18 demonstrations, Santiago city governor Victor 
Barrueto said that the police would allow the protests to 
take place, but would not allow "public disorder." 
 
Public Reaction: We Side with the Government 
-------------------------------------------- 
 
9. A review of the editorials written in mainstream press 
media and comments by academics and politicians shows no 
support among the general population for this latest round of 
protests.  While acknowledging that Chile's education system 
requires fundamental reform, most believe the government has 
made progress in addressing the main issues since June and 
that the students -- especially toward the end of the 
academic year and its all important exams -- should return to 
class. 
 
Comment 
------- 
 
10. The public's reaction thus far to this latest round of 
student protests reflects a growing perception that President 
Bachelet has taken positive steps since June to address the 
many problems facing Chile's public education system. 
Criticism is now being directed toward the student protesters 
themselves.  President Bachelet's strong public statements 
reflect a confidence that was lacking in June.  The firm yet 
measured response from the police has also been well-received 
and reflects Chileans' general aversion to public disorder. 
It may also reflect the tougher law and order approach of new 
Interior Minister Velasco.  Unlike June, when Bachelet 
departed for Washington and her meeting with President Bush 
in the midst of the student protests, there were no calls for 
Bachelet to delay her recent visit to Germany. 
KELLY