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Pupils learn military discipline in Brazil school scheme
BY VALERIA PACHECO (AFP) 53 MINS AGO
t was the beginning of a new school year and the group of 13- and 14-year-olds listened with a mixture of surprise and curiosity as the sergeant told them the rules have changed.
From now on, it's military discipline all the way, Sergeant Nunes told them.
They will enter into classrooms single file -- hair short for the boys, a bun for the girls, he said.
Their school, the CED 07 educational center on the outskirts of Brasilia, is one of four public schools -- 7,000 students in all -- that are being transformed into military-run schools.
President Jair Bolsonaro, a former paratrooper, promised to establish more of these state-run military secondary schools during his election campaign last year.
More:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/pupils-learn-military-discipline-in-brazil-school-scheme/article/544221
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142276012
