The Education counselor, Universities, Culture and Sports of the Government of the Canary Islands, Manuela de Armas, said this Wednesday that the course will start on the scheduled dates, but It is likely that it will not be done in person in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote or El Hierro.
However, it will be the Council of the Government of the Canary Islands which decides in their meeting this Thursday if the non-university school year begins in person on all the islands, Manuela de Armas said in a parliamentary committee.
In response to the deputy of the Mixed group Vidina Espino, from Ciudadanos, the counselor indicated that the Canary Islands Government Council It will also decide in that meeting if PCR will be done to teachers and students or what kind of screening will take place.
Deputy Vidina Espino highlighted the importance of lowering student ratios, which in the Canary Islands has been established at 25 students per teacher, and for this, he stressed, it is necessary to hire more teachers.
Vidina Espino indicated that 3,200 teachers are needed more, while from the Government of the Canary Islands there is talk of hiring 2,500, so he asked Manuela Armas to “fight” for the 700 difference.
And he recalled that it is not the same to keep the safety distance in barracks of 40 square meters that also have ventilation problems, than to do it in classrooms of 70 square meters.
The deputy for Citizens also criticized that schools have not received money to buy gels and other items, and denounced that the hiring of nurses for schools has not been requested.
The counselor replied that this Wednesday and Thursday 1,500 euros will be paid to schools to buy gelsAnd as for the nursing staff, she said that they cannot be hired because there is no offer.
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