| It should be noted that, despite the fact that the special education center is located in the municipality of La Unión, they attend it every day 47 Cartagena students | The Councilor for Education, Irene Ruiz, met this morning, Wednesday, September 23, with the vice president and treasurer of the AMPA of the CEE Enrique Viviente, Pedro Hoyos and Paqui González, in which she has promised to hold a working meeting in which the Ministry of Education and the municipalities of La Unión and Cartagena are present to address the problem of contaminated soils around the center.Likewise, the mayor has been willing to try to mediate, within her powers, in the coordination between the local administrations of the Union and regional so that the works that are required and that the AMPA has requested for the area outside the center are can perform as soon as possible."They have asked us for help since the children are in a situation of vulnerability that has worsened with the health crisis," remarked the councilor, who recalled that since this summer she has been in close contact with both the AMPA and the mayor of La Unión for this issue.The public school of Special Education is located in the municipality of La Unión, but it happens that 47 of its students, minors with special educational needs, are from Cartagena who travel every day to the center to receive the specific attention they require .For their part, the parents of the center have shown their gratitude to the Cartagena City Council for their commitment.
"We want our children to have a decent and healthy education," said the vice president of the AMPA, Pedro Hoyos.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena