Looking for a solution to the problems that are causing the creation of two classes of schooling for children two years in Dénia to children in the locality, a representation of them met last Friday with the mayor, Vicent GrimaltAnd the Councilor for Education, Rafa Carrió.
few weeks, Manuel Català, of Children's Escoleta ago El Castellet took the floor at the plenary session of September to present, on behalf of his colleagues, the situation in which the sector is in the town after the implantation of these classrooms, we remember that accommodate a total of 36 children distributed among schools Vessanes and Cervantes.
36 of students who have been accepted into the new classrooms, eleven were enrolled in a private kindergarten, which are low that this initiative has caused locally.
Despite having spoken on several occasions with the councilor for education, Friday's meeting was the first meeting between the schools and the mayor, who was asked for solutions so that their businesses are not affected by this decision by the Consell de Ximo Puig.
At the meeting they asked the mayor to refuse to have these classrooms, but according to the representatives of the children's centers, "The mayor was on the defensive, he just excused himself that he was going to defend the public and showed no empathy for our situation."
For his part, Vicent Grimalt was pleased that the Consell has chosen our city to launch the schooling project to the 2 years and was pleased by the support that this entails for families who can not access a private school, and affirmed that will not give up this initiative that "favors the interests of many local families".
Since the centers say they agree with the free schooling of children whose families pudding afford a private school, but they wonder why the Consell not take advantage of the empty classrooms that currently exist in these centers, which are more than a thousand in throughout the Region, rather than invest 84 million in the refurbishment of classrooms in public schools.
At present almost all primary schools of Dénia have Vacances spaces which can be arranged.
Meeting with other political groups
During these days, the representatives of the Dénia children's centers have met both with Canviem Entre Tots as with Citizens.
From the meeting held with Antonio Losada, of the CET, highlight the concern shown by the jobs that can be destroyed with this measure, and the profile of the directors of the centers, mostly women who are around the 50 years, in case of having to close their businesses, would have very complicated incorporation back into the world of work.
For its part, Mari Martínez, A spokesman for Citizens in Dénia, showed their support by branding the flagship project pilot classrooms for two-year plan "makeshift". For Martinez, "You have to establish a progressive transition that allows you to amortize the investments made while preparing public schools because the opposite is not only an injustice but the ruin of the businessmen of the sector."
