“Concerns raised over use of railway bridge for school transportation due to collapsed bridge in Quindío and Valle, Colombia”

Armenia

Before the Lack of communication due to the collapse of the bridge over the La Vieja river between Quindío and Valle del Cauca, the community has chosen to use the railway bridge. Precisely the rector of the educational institution Antonio Nariño de La Tebaida, Hernando Muñoz, showed concern about the situation since from the moment of the emergency the measure was Focused on work at home to reduce mobility risks.

He assured that despite the foregoing There are parents who travel with the children to take them to the venues over this bridge that does not have the guarantees for what they called attention to abide by the call of virtuality while the contingency passes.

In this regard the Secretary of Education of the department, Ana Maria Giraldo, stated that they work in an articulated manner with the rectors to provide all the conditions regarding classes at home in order to protect students.

He recalled that on May 2 they will hold an assembly of parents and authorities to jointly establish a position around the situation of the educational institutions Pedacito de Cielo, La Popa, Antonio Nariño and Luis Arango Cardona.

66 students do not receive face-to-face classes due to the collapse of the bridge between Quindío and Valle