The directors of a school RosarioElementary School Francisco Gurruchagaenabled today for the students go to class with tights and flip flops, in the framework of the hello of heat that has been affecting the central zone of Argentina for days. But it was not only that. Also they cooled them off with hoses at recess. For high school students, meanwhile, released in the middle of the day and the they released to go tomorrow Tuesdayamid strong pressure from the union of public teachers Amsafe for suspend dictation in all public schools in the city that are not in buildable condition.
“You have to approach it from learning. We never experience something like this and the school has to respond, it is our obligation to interpret what happens,” he said, quoted by Rosario 3the director of the school, Mariana Sanchez, who was the one who spearheaded the proposal. He also explained that the building has air conditioners, but they cannot be used due to voltage problems. At the same time, that Rosario medium indicated that this was not the only institution that joined this initiative.
The director clarified that the idea was not to “play” through the hose, but rather refresh the kids y prevent heat strokes. He also said that it was possible to apply this dress and these practices by the “trust” between the educational and family community, with the endorsement of the provincial Ministry of Education. Last week, there had been breakdowns in the establishment due to the heat, which increased the call for parents to remove them.
At recess, when water was thrown at them, the students lined up in the courtyard in their summer outfits. One of the mothers at the school spoke with channel three de Rosario and was in favor of the measure. “It seems very good to me. The children are not going to miss classes and, since the school is not in a position to receive 33 children in a classroom, it seems great to me. The idea is that they don’t waste the day. That seems perfect to me”, indicated the woman.
Meanwhile, high school students will see their schedule suspended. “Due to the unusual climatic phenomenon that we are going through, we have decided to suspend school activities starting at 10:30 today, Monday, and throughout the day tomorrow, Tuesday the 14th. We will resume activities on Wednesday the 15th with the first and second years, on Thursday the 16th with the third years. and fourth, and on Friday the 17th with the fifth and sixth”, reported the school, according to what was reported The capital.
For his part, the head of Amsafé Rosario, Juan Pablo Casielloalso supported the measure and considered it “a good idea” for institutions that have “basic conditions.”
From the union, they reiterated this Monday the request for classes to be suspended in schools that are not prepared to face extreme temperatures. “We found a large number of school buildings that are not in good condition. Some do not have a water supply in their facilities. In some cases, due to sheet metal roofs or mobile classrooms, they are transformed into a veritable oven from mid-morning onwards”, they said.
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