2023-10-25 18:00:00
The Valentina Sur Rural school in Neuquén that caught fire last Saturday will not house its students again in the short term, as confirmed by the provincial director of School Maintenance, Confluencia area, Luciano Saborido. The provincial government works against the clock to offer to the educational community of School 223 alternatives where they can finish the school year, he said.
“This week we have to give a response,” Saborido said in radio statements. He explained that they are some 400 students enrolled in the primary and initial level and another 130 students in the night shift.
In the case of the school’s kindergarten, there were conversations with one they seek in Valentina Sur so that, jointly, it would have part of its building so that the initial level of school 223 has classes there. Meanwhile, the night-time CPEM 42 (which operated in the same building as the primary school) could be housed in the CPEM 49, a secondary school in the same neighborhood that does not have a night shift, the official said.
«No building that is not a school is a school. That’s why We are looking for alternatives. This week we have to give an answer.”said Saborido in search of classrooms for students from first to seventh grade of primary school that last Saturday was affected by more than 40% by the fire. He added that the challenge will be to achieve a space suitable for almost 500 people in the radius “as close as possible.”
Saborido clarified that, with the identification of the alleged perpetrators of the fire at the school, the police work in the building has ended and CPE personnel will be able to begin to evaluate the damage and how much the fire affected the structure. He said that 40% was damaged by the fire and smoke, he described that the roof must be removed in its entirety, he explained that the school requires an entire new electrical and gas network, while before starting any renovation, they must have the report on the concrete structure and walls.
The part not affected by the flames cannot be enabled eitherhe clarified.
«Los damage was serious“That’s why we are analyzing alternative solutions” so that students can continue face-to-face classes in this final stage of the school year, he indicated.
Meanwhile, In Valentina Sur, meetings of parents and neighbors impacted by the arson attack on the establishment continue. The new president of the Valentina Sur Urbana neighborhood commission, Rubén Ponce, indicated that the school fire was “a very strong blow for Valentina.”
«I went to 223, the old caretaker appeared, the parents were crying, people we had not seen in a long time arrived wanting to collaborate, there was desperation, the people from the ministry came and now they are all at school 245 (directors) to see how things are going. the year ends,” he said.
Ponce added that the neighborhood will seek to contribute ideas and connections with local residents so that the relocation of students to another space where they can finish the 2023 school year is as quickly as possible.
Saborido clarified that As soon as the police instruction and expertise related to the fire are completed, the infrastructure personnel will address school evaluation tasks and structure expertise. Regarding the authorship of the arson attack, he said that there were complaints and the identification of three teenagers (a man and two women) who had forcibly entered the establishment and apparently started the fire.
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