According to Carlos Javier Lucas, head of communication at Podemos Cieza: "The Administration, as of today, still does not have a complete list of educational centers that are still covered by asbestos, as well as the slowness with which the works of Withdrawal is a great risk to the health of our children, who are exposed every day to this substance. "
Since in 2016 a motion on the completion of a campaign to remove / maintain asbestos roofs in public schools in the municipality of Cieza will be approved in the plenary session of the City Council of Cieza, the inefficiency of the regional administration means that the problem continues current to today.
Not only are the works of removal of dangerous roofs for the health of the students stagnant, but the list of centers whose structures continue to harbor cement fiber remains incomplete.
In Cieza, for the administration only the two institutes of secondary and vocational training are recorded.
A fact that does not reflect reality, since asbestos was banned in 2002 and all our schools are older than that date.
In schools such as Gerónimo Belda and Pedro Rodríguez, who do not appear in the regional study, we know that they have asbestos in their covers.
The rest of centers should also be thoroughly inspected by the technicians of the administration to include them or definitively discard them in the plan of action and withdrawal of this substance so harmful to health.
According to Carlos J. Lucas: "A Podemos Cieza seems incredible the laxity with which the Ministries of Education and Health are facing the study and removal of this danger for the children of our Region, which is why we demand speed and commitment on the part of of the Regional Government, so that it does not let pass another minute without putting in place the necessary measures so that our minors can access their centers with total guarantee for their health. "
We can affirm that "Neither administrations should remain passive, nor can the political groups of this council be indifferent to a problem that can cause a detriment in the long term to the health of our population due to the state of conservation of the fiber cement panels that make up the roofs of our public buildings.
Let's think that the exposed ones of yesterday are the patients of today.
If we do nothing, those exposed today will be the sick of tomorrow. "
Source: Podemos Cieza