The deputy spokesperson for Compromís, Pau Sancho, recalled that the recent educational strike has highlighted many of the shortcomings of Castellón's educational centers, particularly regarding infrastructure, pending investments, and the lack of adequate air conditioning in numerous schools and institutes. “After five weeks of educational strike, many of the deficiencies that Compromís has been denouncing for years have become evident. The lack of investment, maintenance problems, and absence of air conditioning continue to affect the conditions in which thousands of students study in our city,” Sancho stated.
Added to this situation are the incidents detected during the school admission process. Compromís considers particularly worrying the complaints from families who claim they have not been able to enroll their children in Valencian, despite having chosen this language during the enrollment process. “Cases like the one we have learned about at CEIP Carles Salvador cause great concern among families. It is essential that the Municipal School Council can analyze what happened, know all the registered incidents, and study what measures can be taken to prevent these situations from recurring,” he affirmed.
For this reason, Compromís believes that the Municipal School Council must meet extraordinarily before the start of the next academic year to jointly address these issues with the participation of the educational community. “The Municipal School Council is the space where families, educational centers, teachers, and the City Council should be represented. It makes no sense that in a situation like this, it continues to be uncalled,” Sancho argued.
The coalition also demands that this meeting address the planning of necessary actions to improve the city's educational infrastructure and the measures the City Council intends to implement to adapt centers to high temperatures. “We want to know the municipal government's strategy for facing the needs of Castellón's educational centers. We cannot continue accumulating problems while families, management teams, and teachers demand solutions that are not arriving,” Sancho concluded.
