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PSPV Proposes Air Conditioning for 52 Public Schools in Castelló

The initiative aims to improve thermal comfort for 12,000 students and staff amidst rising temperatures.

Generic image of a public educational center with shade elements.
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Generic image of a public educational center with shade elements.

The Secretary General of the PSPV in Castelló, Rafa Simó, has announced a commitment to promote air conditioning in the city's 52 public educational centers, a measure that would benefit approximately 12,000 students, teachers, and staff.

The proposal includes actions to reduce temperatures in both classrooms and outdoor areas of educational centers, through the installation of cooling equipment and shade elements. According to Simó, municipalities have the authority to act on school buildings and improve thermal comfort conditions.
Among the measures proposed are the installation of air conditioning systems, the placement of awnings, the construction of pergolas in courtyards, and the incorporation of other elements that create shaded areas. The socialist leader justified the initiative by the need to adapt public infrastructure to the temperature increase recorded in recent years.
The PSPV's proposal comes after the Spanish Government announced the creation of a subsidy line of 200 million euros for air conditioning projects in educational centers. According to Simó, these funds could help accelerate the implementation of measures to improve the environmental conditions of the city's public schools.
The Secretary General of the socialists in Castelló argued that reducing temperatures in educational centers is not only about comfort but also about health and academic performance. He referred to studies linking increased temperatures with a decrease in students' learning capacity when environmental conditions exceed optimal levels.
During his speech, Simó pointed out that administrations must adapt public facilities to the effects of climate change and the rise in extreme temperatures recorded during the school year. He believes this adaptation should include actions in educational centers, as well as other measures to adjust urban public spaces to new climatic conditions.
The need to adapt educational centers to rising temperatures is not exclusive to the PSPV. The spokesperson for the municipal government of Castelló, Vicent Sales, also addressed this issue last Thursday during the press conference following the Local Government Board meeting. According to Sales, current circumstances require "exceptional decisions for exceptional times," and he raised the convenience of opening a debate on adapting the school calendar to new weather conditions.

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