The mayor of Vegadeo, Cesar Alvarez, applauded the free bus line that the Principality has just implemented between Vegadeo and Luarca to respond to the needs of students in training cycles and Baccalaureate in the Northwest. However, he demanded that this route be duplicated and that the route be carried out in the opposite direction: “The route from Vegadeo to Luarca is a success achieved, but we will continue to fight so that there is another route from Luarca to Vegadeo, it is common sense”.
The Veigueño councilor sided with the families of the Northwest who consider the double line inalienable so that students from all points can use public transport to arrive on time for their classes. Now a bus leaves from Vegadeo to Luarca first thing in the morning and what is claimed is another one in the opposite direction, that is, that it makes the Luarca-Vegadeo route in the same time slot. In the same way, another one is asked to depart from the Veigueño council towards Valdés late in the morning, after the end of classes.
The mayor of Vegadeo raised the petition in the presence of the general director of Planning and Educational Infrastructures, Elena Arango, which yesterday met the new cover of the sports court of the Veigueña school of Piantón. A few days ago, Arango held a new meeting with the families, who also ask for free transport and that the reservation of places on the bus be maintained for students who continue to train at their reference center. Arango pointed out that all these requests “are on the table.”
On the aforementioned Vegadeo-Luarca line, he stressed that it does not depend on Education, but on the Ministry of the Environment. “It is not a school transport route to use, but a mobility plan for the entire territory. The proposal that the families made to me is on the table and through this mobility plan we will see how to be able to implement new actions”, Arango stressed.
The CRA Ría del Eo remains alive: it adds six new students next year
The grouped rural school (CRA) Ría del Eo, with two schools in the Veigueñas towns of Abres and Piantón, is in top shape and the proof is that it will win students next year. Three schoolchildren finish their studies at the center this year, but next year six new ones will enter, which will place their enrollment at 48 children. “We hope that we continue to grow and at this rate. It is difficult because the birth rate does not accompany, but if we all work hand in hand it will be a guarantee of success”, says the director of the center, Francisco Rivas. The center’s headquarters, in Piantón, experienced a special day yesterday as the cover of the sports court was inaugurated, which guarantees the game and physical activity of schoolchildren even when there are bad weather conditions. The Ministry of Education has invested 65,000 euros in this work. “We want to thank the Ministry for this work and what they are doing every day for the rural school is something that we should all feel proud of. If we want to continue enjoying the meat and the products of the Asturias orchard, we have to bet on the rural school”, said Rivas. For her part, the Director of Planning, Elena Arango, stressed that for the Principality the rural school is “a priority objective”.