Ciudad de Valera College in El Milagro cries out for complete authorities consideration

By: Karen Briceño ECS

For nearly 2 years, the Ciudad de Valera College within the El Milagro neighborhood has had a collapsed perimeter wall because of rain, a deteriorated sewage system, collapsed eating room sanitary rooms, infrastructure issues, the presence of particles on the essential entrance and others which have grow to be the day by day issues of the workers and representatives of this establishment with greater than 500 enrolled college students.

Improvised measures within the midst of apathy

“We’ve needed to shut the bogs and scale back the house within the cafeteria for the youngsters to eat because the firefighters put up a safety tape to stop extra folks from coming whereas the scholars have been there, and for a time the cafeteria service needed to be stopped. We wish this to be resolved as quickly as attainable for the advantage of the youngsters and the academic, instructing, administrative and dealing neighborhood.”Professor Juan José Viloria indicated that he has a 27-year historical past of service on this faculty positioned within the standard sector often called “Barrio el Milagro” within the metropolis of Valera.

In October will probably be two years because the members of the varsity neighborhood, which is made up of 565 kids from nursery, kindergarten and first faculty; 47 lecturers, 35 staff and seven moms and dads processors who’re those who work everyday a couple of meters from the location of the collapse. It ought to be famous that the presence of an electrical pole is clear virtually above the doorway to the eating room.

Final yr, the State Governor visited the varsity within the firm of the Minister of Training Yelitze Santaella and though the workers knowledgeable them about these circumstances, there was no response or consideration to them.

An intervention is urgently wanted

Wilmer Briceño, who’s a consultant and resident of the neighborhood and in addition attended this faculty, burdened that this case has been occurring for fairly a while and is an issue that issues and impacts the whole neighborhood. He additionally repeatedly requires a immediate answer from the authorities:

“We can not clear up it solely when elections are approaching, or do one thing small that’s actually not so needed when that wall has been like this for fairly a while. The organizations started to see and see however they by no means solved something, one thing worse occurs after which we transfer as a neighborhood to argue with the varsity workers, when those who can actually clear up it are the organizations.”

Briceño concluded with a message that displays the emotions of a number of involved representatives: “Come and clear up the issue, not simply lie or do issues midway. We’re making this name as a result of it’s actually wanted. This not solely impacts kids however the neighborhood on the whole. I name on the representatives to get extra concerned as a result of that is a part of their day by day lives.” They need to come not solely to see or to search for a vote however to assist us in the long run, bringing a professional particular person not solely to take assets however to resolve the issue that’s being skilled and that represents a hazard.”

Lisbeth Castellanos, a trainer for 20 years, tells us that the collapse of the perimeter wall represents a steady danger for the varsity, because it protected the safety of the establishment.

Recurring calls

Hilda Briceño, coordinator of the Studying Assets Heart (CRAP) assured that the institutional authorities, members of the instructing workers and representatives have made quite a few calls and delivered letters to organizations such because the State Authorities, the Mayor’s Workplace and different entities in order that this case that they’ve been struggling because the troughs of 2021 may be resolved and that since then, the Rainwater continues to have an effect on and fill the varsity with mud and particles each time it rains..

“There are some bogs that we needed to shut as a result of they have been virtually coated.”

Deteriorated area and particles on the entrance additionally have an effect on the varsity

Yoli Araujo, a consultant, believes that they’re nonetheless ready for responses not solely relating to the wall that collapsed but additionally relating to the request to restore the court docket subsequent to the establishment, since college students, younger folks and youngsters from the whole neighborhood go there to observe sports activities actions.

Irma Contreras, a classroom trainer for 16 years, expressed that The college’s infrastructure has a number of weaknesses, each within the perimeter space and in different facets.

“There’s particles close to the eating corridor that might have an effect on the well being of the youngsters as a result of it’s a delicate space the place meals is processed, and that’s the reason we urgently want them to give attention to fixing these issues that we now have.”

Failures within the sewer system produce a foul odor within the eating room

One other notable facet throughout the tour of the establishment’s eating room is the presence of some drains that the identical workers has needed to quickly cowl because of the dangerous odor they emanate the identical and which is presumed to be a product of the deterioration of the varsity’s sewage system.

The collapse of the perimeter wall occurred on October 26, 2021 and though Los Andes Diary was current and evidenced the alarming state of affairs at the moment, the state of affairs upon returning to the place stays the identical and different inconveniences are added, such because the closure of the eating room bogs, the results of the leak and presence of mud that has flooded the flooring when it rains.

With the collapse too A pole that supplied electrical energy to a part of the neighborhood fell, solely the excessive voltage cables have been eliminatedhowever the metallic construction continues to be a couple of meters from the bottom and gives the look that it would find yourself falling at any second.

It ought to be famous that this space had already been experiencing erosion for about 5 years and regardless of complaints to the businesses by residents, these haven’t been addressed to this present day.