For the past weeks thousands of teachers in Mexico have taken to the streets to show their discontent of an education reform introduced by President Enrique Pena Nieto.  On Wednesday the Mexican Senate voted in favor of the bill.  Major demonstrations have been happening in Mexico City and the states of Nayarit and neighboring Quintana Roo. 

This afternoon, the state governor Roberto Borge Angulo was caught among some angry protestor who blocked the passage of his convoy.  Things got tense but before it got out of control the governor’s bodyguards quickly jumped in and pushed away the big crowd of protestors.  Mexican media reported that the governor’s vehicle received minor damage as a result of the confrontation. 

More policemen were dispatch to in front of the State Government Palace in Chetumal where hundreds of teachers have been protesting all this week.  Mexican media report that public officers working at the government palace are unable to exit the building as teachers continue the blockage.