According to the Citizen spokesman in Cartagena, Manuel Padín, "since the channels of communication of this directive with the Ministry do not bear fruit, and that the PP rejected the motion to urge this department of the Government to undertake to do the Enlargement, we have gone to our deputies in the Assembly to be directly the ones who demand this demand of the school, and we have confirmed that they will do so by submitting a motion to reserve a line in the next budgets to carry out these works. "
The Municipal Group of Citizens in Cartagena has transferred to its deputies in the Regional Assembly the need to require the Ministry of Education to expand the school Luis Vives in El Albujón.
Citizen spokesman in Cartagena, Manuel Padín, and the Orange vowel in the Neighborhood Council, José García, met with the director of this center, with the director María Dolores Cavas, and with the head of studies Julia Belmonte, to take Note their needs and explore alternatives to the rejection of the motion presented by Cs and PSOE in the Plenum of the Neighborhood Board of El Albujón to expand the school, since it had the votes against the Popular Party, which has an absolute majority in This deputation.
According to Manuel Padín, "during the meeting they have insisted that their school needs an urgent extension because of the number of students, because there is no room in the teaching room for the 32 teachers who work there, nor is there a suitable place for The evaluation meetings, or of parents, guardians or specialists ".
The spokesman also said that the director of the school wants to know and clarify "the criteria that the Ministry continues to carry out works of expansion in public schools in the Autonomous Community."
The lack of space is evident, and the expansion will have among its benefits the creation of a library.
The Citizens' spokesperson stressed that the Royal Decree that establishes the minimum requirements of centers that teach secondary education in primary education, primary education, and secondary education, states in article 3.3 that " Primary education, compulsory secondary education and baccalaureate must have a library, with a minimum surface area of ​​45 m2 for primary school and 75 m2 for secondary and high school.
"It is outrageous and discriminatory what is happening with this school, which has been demanding for many years this expansion, have told us that since September have asked the Ministry of Education four times a meeting and have not received a response," said Manuel Padín.
According to the spokesman, "since the channels of communication of this directive with the Ministry do not bear fruit, and the PP rejected the motion to urge this department of the Government to commit to the enlargement, we have turned to our deputies In the Assembly so that they are directly the ones who demand this demand of the school, and we have confirmed that they will do it by presenting a motion to reserve a line in the next budgets to carry out these works.
Citizens also do not rule out filing a motion in the next plenary to pursue this request, "the more support we have in the defense of this request better," said Padín.
The spokesman for the orange formation does not understand how the Partido Popular justified their vote against a motion of Citizens and PSOE in the Neighborhood Council of El Albujón arguing that his Municipal Group took another to the Plenum of the City to request a municipal library in this council , "Do not confuse one thing with the other, both libraries are just and necessary claims, and are not contingent on each other."
Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena