The Mayor of Cieza, accompanied by the councilors of education and administration, visit one of the schools in the city as we begin this new course and check again impairments which the Ministry of Education should take over despite money that the Consistory invest in the recovery of secondary schools in the municipality.
The struggle for improper powers between municipalities and Regional Administration time comes.
The arrangement of the deterioration that schools suffer is the responsibility of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, specifically the Ministry of Education.
This is no longer disputed by anyone, because the law says so, but why is not met?
According to the mayors of most municipalities in the region it is a matter of "a good deal of the budget and lack of policy to meet their obligations will."
The City of Cieza no slouch in this fight, and that is, the Mayor Pascual Lucas and asked the President of the CARM, Pedro Antonio Sanchez at its meeting this month at the Palacio de San Esteban should "respond to all the needs of Cieza schools they have or at least provide budget to the City Council to rectify the damage that over time have schools ".
In Cieza exist about 5296 students enrolled between compulsory primary and secondary, in the twelve schools and two high schools with which the city this year.
The School Board has unanimously agreed to require the Ministry of Education repairing roofs and buildings starting structures, such as cracks of San Bartholomew school or the rooftops of the Colegio San José Obrero or Christ of Consuelo.
Another concern is related to the safety of students and teachers as windows or non-compliant luminaires without protection in several centers.
also it requests that these centers have asbestos cement roofs that are included in the Plan of Desamianto be included.
Other request is the shaded area of ​​the Cristo del Consuelo, who has come even inspection requests.
In the words of the mayor "all centers of our town deserve to be served by the Autonomous Community, as competencies in education are the regional administration. That does not mean, that the City of Cieza has carried out renovations to the good start this year with the sole purpose of meeting these needs. schools San Bartolome, Antonio Buitrago, San Jose Obrero, Geronimo Belda, Pedro Rodriguez, and Jose Marin, have been repaired numerous deficiencies during the holiday period for students school in the best way possible is found, "he said.
As for projects that the City of Cieza has designed for the educational community of the town, Councilwoman Manuela Fernandez has advanced that "students can participate in new programs for them only with the city as the main factor. Cieza Educating City will be a project in which the municipal educational offer will target students. "
For his part, Mayor Pascual Lucas concluded by saying that "the government team can say that a goal is met more, because very soon the user families of school transport Albares may obtain scholarships for travel expenses to IES Los Albares, along with other reforms in schools ".
Source: PSOE Cieza