The Popular Party of Lorca took to the last plenary session a battery of measures, in a positive way, to help the planning and organization of the different scenarios for the return of the students to the classrooms in September.
All these measures, which were specified in the Municipal Educational Contingency Plan, were shaped taking into account the educational and administrative laws that define the competencies in education, prescriptive, of local entities, city councils.The Plan was explained and debated in the municipal plenary session to later be voted on by the political formations that make up said plenary session.
The motion had the support of the Popular Party, Vox and Citizens and incomprehensibly with the NO of the PSOE and IU, who are only interested in blaming the regional government without taking into account their legally constituted obligations.
The surprise of the Popular Party, which took this proposal in order to contribute and help education, was the rejection of these two formations, without providing any amendment to improve what was presented, or any amendment to expand the plan with other points, that they had been received in a positive way, because we all add up in education.
It seems that the strictly political is above the interests of our educational communities.We remind you that it was Minister Celaá herself who, through a Royal Decree, obliges the autonomous communities to begin in person with all students at the beginning of the 20/21 academic year, without contributing anything else, until this moment to said decree.
For its part, the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Region of Murcia, have implemented an educational continuity Plan, which was even applauded by the central government and that no autonomous community has carried out.
Moreover, the Minister of Education, Esperanza Moreno, announced in July a battery of measures estimated at almost 50 million euros to implement in educational centers.
The incorporation of 500 new teachers, with a value of 20 million euros, the purchase of 40,000 electronic devices, 17,000 mobile devices and 23 computers,valued at more than 17 million euros, in addition to an additional increase of 2 million euros for school canteens in educational centers, an additional 5 million for works that are needed in schools and more than 5 million additional for extraordinary operation for schools.
schools.
Almost 50 million euros.
Can more be done? Sure, you can always do more from all administrations.more can always be done from all administrations.more can always be done from all administrations.But what did our city council undertake and is obligated to, within its local powers, with the plan that was approved in the municipal plenary session?First, to be put into practice in a prescriptive way, as it was approved by the plenary session and an urgent response must be given to it, before the school year begins.Second, do everything you can to contribute ideas and all available resources, such as those saved in the third quarter, since the educational community is made up of a large number of people, students, parents and teachers, who expect, at least , what local powers mark our town hall.Third, to communicate to the educational community that this Municipal Educational Contingency Plan exists.Fourth, in not using education as a political chrome or struggle between administrations, let us do what depends on each one without removing responsibilities.What are the measures that were approved in this Municipal Educational Contingency Plan and that the entire municipality should know about?The provision of public support spaces for each of the educational centers in the municipal area.Help promote health in these educational centers, with their own materials and appropriate to the age of the students in stages, being very visual and graphic, for the easy understanding of all students.Together with the Ministry of Education, plan cleaning protocols in educational centers.
(We remember that the Ministry of Education and Culture contributes money not being its competence)Plan and foresee the protection and prevention measures of the municipal personnel assigned to the center.Plan and organize the management of waste derived from prevention and protection measures against COVID-19, creating a brigade for the collection of waste of protective material waste that is dedicated only to this function throughout the day, for all educational centers of the municipality.Advise educational communities on the type and way of carrying out extracurricular activities within educational centers, planning and organizing, together with the AMPAS of educational centers, extracurricular activities, which depend on the parents themselves, so that they are carried out in optimal conditions In its development.For all these reasons, the Popular Party remembers the Hon.
Mayor of Lorca Diego José Mateos, that his obligation is to carry out what the plenary session approves, even if he votes against the result.We also want to make known to the entire educational community that such a Municipal Educational Contingency Plan exists and that they require the Department of Education to put it into practice, remember, mandatory because it is approved by the municipal plenary session, but what is the City Council worth?
Source: PP Lorca