In the village of Guachaca, rural area of Santa Marta, the children are receiving their classes in improvised classrooms in billiards and cockpits.
In this area, the available schools are small, quite deteriorated and do not offer the minimum conditions to accommodate the student population, which has grown considerably in recent years.
The community, desperate for the new generations to receive an academic education, adapted spaces that, although not adequate, allow children to meet to pursue their studies.
Emilse Giraldo, president of the Community Action Board of the district of Guachaca, assures that the maximum coverage of educational institutions has already been reached and that many children and adolescents have been left out.
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“In the case of the little ones, they have been attending classes that were adapted in public establishments for adults. Although it is not ideal, it is the only option we have for them to receive the educational service,” said the leader.
Here it is necessary to fix the current institutions and build a mega-school to meet the high demand
Giraldo called on the Mayor’s Office to provide study solutions to Guachaca, a territory that, as he describes, remains in oblivion by the rulers.
“Here we need to fix the current institutions and build a mega-school to meet the high demand. This is a great need that we have and I hope it will be met by the administration on duty”, expressed Emilse Giraldo.
The parents, although they are not satisfied that their children are teaching in a cockpit, end up accepting this temporary solution in the hope that the study conditions for the population will soon improve.
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“Although these rooms were improvised, we must bear in mind that previously they were a cockpit and a pool table, which could have bad effects on the health of my children,” said Neira Tarazona, a mother of a family.
For the inhabitants of Guachaca, it is not justified that in these two years of pandemic adjustments and maintenance have not been made to schools.
“All without exception are abandoned, and do not provide minimal guarantees to educational personnel,” said the president of the Action Board.
ROGER URIEL
Special for WEATHER
SANTA MARTA
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