The regional government did not guarantee conditions to recover the schools after DANA: parents

Armando G. Tejeda

Correspondent

La Jornada Newspaper
Sunday, November 24, 2024, p. 18

Madrid. Around 5 thousand people linked to public education, either as parents of students or teachers, demonstrated yesterday in Valencia to demand the resignation of the president of the autonomous community, the right-wing Carlos Mazón, and his Minister of Education, José Antonio. Rovira, who are held responsible for the slowness in the recovery of normality in the schools affected by the torrential rains of last October 29.

According to the government delegation in Valencia, which has police powers in the region, the demonstration brought together 5 thousand people, who shouted slogans such as Rovira and Mazón, resignation, The president, to prison, Schools without mud, Muddy school, hidden counseling either The president, to Picassentwhich is the Valencian town where the best-known penitentiary center in the region is located.

The march was called by the Platform in Defense of Public Education and was supported by several unions and political parties, such as the Workers’ Commissions, the General Labor Union, the Socialist Party of Valencia and Compromís.

Disaster

José Manuel Casermeiro, spokesperson for Fampa, a platform for parents of students in Valencia, described disaster the management of the crisis carried out by the autonomous government of the right-wing Popular Party (PP), which decided give the order to open the educational centers affected by DANA while the means of cleaning or disinfection have not been put in place to leave the facilities in good condition..

In addition, he reported that it was the families themselves and the teachers, in addition to the volunteers, who have been in charge of cleaning the centers.

The tragedy caused by DANA in Valencia caused 221 deaths, 13 missing people and tens of thousands of victims, in addition to considerable material damage to towns, roads and infrastructure.

The torrential rains caused by the cold drop They almost completely devastated towns such as Paiporta, Bennetusser, Chiva or Catarroja, where they destroyed the entire commercial fabric and undermined the facilities of the schools.

The first measure to recover the students’ activity was to relocate them to other educational centers, most of them in the city of Valencia, to at least try to ensure that they did not miss more classes. It is estimated that the affected students amount to 32 thousand.

Almost a month after the torrent and floods, both parent associations and representatives of teachers and school teaching staff demanded immediate solutions for their schools, either by speeding up cleaning work or building new prefabricated facilities. to recover your daily class rhythm as soon as possible.