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| To facilitate the mobility of Lorca university students at the time of face-to-face exams | "With the reduction of the capacity to 50 percent in transport due to the pandemic and the decision of the UMU and the Regional Government that the exams will be face-to-face, the situation arises that buses they have to go to the middle of their occupation, which causes that many of our students find difficulties and do not have a place to make their trips to the University now in full time of exams ". The councilors of Transport and Youth, Irene J dar and Jos Angel Ponce, respectively, ask that the lack of foresight of the General Directorate of Mobility be compensated, with a reinforcement of this bus line Do not take into account that, with the reduction in transport capacity, many students find it difficult to attend their exams in person. The Councilor for Transport and Mobility, Irene J dar, has highlighted "the need to reinforce the line that connects Lorca with the Murcian capital to facilitate the safe transfer of our students at this time of exams university students. "With the reduction of the capacity to 50 percent in transport due to the pandemic and the decision of the UMU and the Regional Government that the exams will be face-to-face, the situation arises that buses they have to go to the middle of their occupation, which causes that many of our students find difficulties and do not have a place to make their trips to the University now in full time of exams ". Irene J dar has indicated that "we are aware that there have been situations of not being able to attend the exams due to the lack of foresight of the General Directorate of Mobility in this regard, therefore, from the Consistory request an immediate reinforcement in the frequencies of the line Lorca-Murcia and thus avoid that this type of episodes occurs again.

" In this sense, the Councilor for Youth has reiterated "the need for this transport line to be increased to alleviate the displacement needs that arise after the decision adopted by Public Health of the Autonomous Community which, finally, has not considered it necessary to establish limiting measures for face-to-face academic activity, despite the strong rejection of the student community ". "We care about our university students, and for that reason, taking into account that the University of Murcia has decided that the call for exams be face-to-face, protected by the technical consideration of Public Health, what we now request is that At least, they have sufficient foresight to guarantee the displacement needs that arise among students, "said Ponce D az. Jos ngel Ponce concluded by highlighting that "the presence of the exams forces thousands of students to travel from the municipality of Lorca to the city of Murcia.

This circumstance, together with the perimeter confinement together with the sanitary restrictions that affect the Public transport is generating uncertainty among students, which must be taken into account and resolved as soon as possible ".

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Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca