Mexican New Jerusalem sect children return to school

Children from the New Jerusalem sect in Mexico's western Michoacan state have returned to school after clashes between members of the community.

Some community leaders objected on religious grounds to the secular education provided by the state.

They clashed with other parents, burned down the local state school and locked the gates of the community.
The stand-off delayed the beginning of term by a month, affecting some 250 children.

On the first day of classes on Monday, 125 children turned up, local authorities said.

The classes are taking place in nine pre-fabricated class rooms, taken to the nearby town of La Injertada to temporarily replace the burnt-out school building.

Police officers were deployed on the road between the New Jerusalem community and the school.
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