Protests and calls from parents in Galicia not to send their children to class

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The Galician centers face a

this Thursday

.

The course begins for 4th and 5th grades of Early Childhood Education, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade of primary and Special Education, some 103,874 students, in a context marked entirely by the

of sanitary conditions, protocols and the availability of resources and measures for its fulfillment.

The situation has led to the rejection of teacher unions, ANPA confederations and complaints from some institutes, which have decided to delay the return to classes to guarantee a "correct" start to the course.

Some centers have indicated that it is "impossible" to open without knowing the number of teachers and the approval of the new hours, as reported by La Voz de Galicia.

A situation that prevents, has collected the Galician newspaper of teachers, organize teachers' schedules, assign spaces to students and consequently open the next few days.

The course start day also coincides with a

called by CIG, CCOO, STEG and CSIF, with the aim of demanding that the Xunta make the necessary investment to hire staff, reduce students per classroom and compensate expenses. extraordinary due to the application of the protocol for adapting the centers to the situation caused by the Covid.

For older people, these organizations have the support of the student association movement and the ANPA confederations of public centers.

One of them, Anpas Galegas, not only supports the protest but also calls on families

on that day or to wear a black bracelet or bow to make visible their rejection of the situation, in the event of being forced to go for conciliation problems.

Another group of parents has organized through the group 'Families in Folga' and they have promoted a manifesto in which they warn that they will not take the children to class due to the lack of resources and resources, and they even call to prolong this protest indefinitely as long as classrooms are not safe, educational, and fair.

Organizations warn of ignorance or

that exists in families.

In fact, a group of parents from Brión denounced the delay in communicating the regulations and the lack of information about the dining room service or their children's schedules, for which many say they will not send their children to the center.

POSITIVE IN MEIS

Some centers will also not start in proper conditions.

The CIG has denounced that the CPI Mosteiro de Meis will be forced to start the activity this Wednesday despite lacking a management team.

A

in the tests carried out on the teachers forced the staff to be confined since last weekend and the beginning of the teaching activity could not be prepared in conditions.

The CIG denounces that the territorial chief, César Pérez Ares, has urged to start the course normally in this center, despite the circumstances and the lack of adaptation.

CLEANING REINFORCEMENT

In this panorama, the management teams and municipalities are working hard to finalize the details of the return.

In some cases, such as Arbo, the local government has had to reinforce by hiring an

as it does not have the means or sufficient personnel to comply with the obligations required in the protocol of the health authorities.

Oroso, for his part, has approved a specific budget item to reinforce the cleaning and disinfection equipment, and has criticized the "abandonment" of the Xunta regarding the provision of means to comply with the autonomous instructions.

Regarding this issue, the Pontevedra Provincial Council released a report that warns that the disinfection of infant, primary and special schools due to Covid "is not the responsibility of the municipalities and represents a extension of the same that exceeds the pure cleaning ".

Other councilors have also asked the Galician government to take charge of providing the means to enforce the regulations.

Other entities, such as COGAMI, have called on Education to offer advice on inclusion matters and have extended the hand of organizations for people with disabilities so that students can return on equal terms.

DINING AND TRANSPORTATION

The complementary services managed by the Department of Education will start operating the same day the course starts.

In sum, with 77,060 users in school canteens (11,416 in those managed by ANPAs and municipalities) in 417 managed by the Xunta, 281 directly and 136 through companies.

The parents' associations manage a total of 138 dining rooms, while the municipalities assume about 52. Education has highlighted that it offers

to 4,705 diners in 52 centers in 12 municipalities, and offers aid to ANPAs.

The service is also subsidized to 518 students from non-public special education centers through 15 entities.

The transportation service will serve 86,957 students from 774 public centers and 311 students from special education centers through an agreement with 13 entities.

PROTOCOL

Education has recalled that each center has its own adaptation and contingency plan according to the protocol prepared by the Xunta, and that a

of about 1,000 teachers is expected.

In Infant and Primary, 158 new units are set, with 240 teachers for these stages.

These students, who will have to wash their hands at least five times, will be grouped into stable coexistence groups, in which they will be able to interact without maintaining safety distances, although they will have to wear a mask and carry a second spare, in addition to a case for storage.

Each center organizes an

, access control monitoring distances, and with a safety distance of 1.5 meters in dining rooms.

Likewise, parents will have to monitor their children's temperature before sending them to the center, and leave them at home if they exceed 37.5 degrees or if they have symptoms related to COVID-19.

STRIKE AND CONCENTRATIONS

Coinciding with the teacher strike, rallies are called at 11.30 am before the Ministry of Education, in San Caetano, before the administrative buildings of the Xunta in Ferrol, A Coruña, Vigo and Lugo, before the Ribadeo City Council, the headquarters of Education in Ourense, the Verín City Council, in O Barco, in the Praza da Peregrina de Pontevedra, in the Praza de Galicia de Vilagarcía de Arousa, and before the Cangas City Council.

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