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Students from the Colegio Nacional de Choré, in the department of San Pedro, 224 kilometers from Asunción, threaten to take over the educational institution if the Ministry of Education and Sciences (MEC) does not repair the classrooms in danger of collapsing. Today classes began in all public institutions in the country.

The president of the student union of the Colegio Nacional de Choré, Johana Viera, warned this Monday that they will take forceful measures if they do not receive answers from the MEC due to the danger of the collapse of three classrooms of the educational institution.

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“We are going to start with our protests and if we do not find answers from the Ministry of Education, then we will take the school and it will not be for a day,” said the president of the student union from Choré in communication with radio 1020 AM.

He argued that the Ministry of Education has already learned about the situation of the educational institution, but did not take the corresponding measures and currently the classrooms are still in danger of collapsing, despite the return to classes starting this Monday.

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“In October we made the complaint and presented it to the municipality, government and the MEC. The firefighters came to see and closed it because it is in danger of collapsing. These three classrooms are used by the Scientific Baccalaureate, which is 145 students, in this case, harmed, “added Viera.

It is estimated that some 12,000 schools across the country do not meet adequate conditions to accommodate students, especially in terms of infrastructure. There are also problems with the lack of teachers and some US$ 12 million are needed to create some 1,400 more sections from Initial Education to the third grade.

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On Monday morning, the Minister of Education, Nicolás Zárate, began the school year at the Basic School No. 8,175 and the “San Francisco” Technical College of Zeballos Cué, in Asunción. As of this day, public schools receive 1,200,000 students.

The head of the Ministry of Education and Sciences (MEC) participated in the opening ceremony in said educational institution that houses 1,009 students, where he referred to the modification of the Law of the National Fund for Public Investment and Development (Fonacide), which is claimed by teachers who indicate that some US$ 12 million are needed to create some 1,400 more sections from Initial Education to third grade.

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According to the MEC, an investment of US$100 million was allocated to infrastructure during the current government and more than US$200 million with resources from the National Fund for Public Investment and Development (Fonacide).

Educational authorities estimate that some 12,000 schools throughout the country do not meet the adequate conditions to house students, so classrooms and spaces in general must be refurbished. “How can we do something if our budget is zero, the genuine funds for construction are not held by the MEC, but by municipalities and governorates,” Zárate told the media this morning.

Zárate pointed out that work has been done to strengthen the governorships and municipalities and that a control of the Fonacide investments must be carried out. “We ask that they adjust what they must adjust. We must double the investment in education”, said the head of the MEC this morning at a press conference at said educational institution.

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The director of Student Welfare of the Ministry of Education and Sciences (MEC), Hugo Tintel, pointed out this Monday that 1,397,000 school kits were delivered to all institutions in the country and recalled that they are free. Some 1,200,000 students return to classrooms today in all public educational institutions in the country.

“The Ministry of Education ordered the delivery of a total of 1,397,000 school kits in all educational institutions in the country, which began on January 15 of this year and has been scheduled until the last business day,” said the official. in communication with the radio 1080 AM.

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He maintained that the directors of the country’s educational institutions are delivering this Monday, the day classes begin in all public institutions in the country, the school kits to students who have not yet received them and stressed that no kit can be withheld for monetary reasons. .

Tintel mentioned that a 5% variation is expected in the number of school kits delivered by new students in Initial Education and Secondary Education, especially those who from this year are technical high school students and transfers from one institution to another .

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“A redistribution process is contemplated. No school kit can be retained for a monetary issue, delivery is free. The funds for the repair of classrooms are in the governorates, we appeal to the coordination for the works with the educational institutions, ”he added.

It is estimated that some 12,000 schools across the country do not meet adequate conditions to accommodate students, especially in terms of infrastructure. There are also problems with the lack of teachers and some US$ 12 million are needed to create some 1,400 more sections from Initial Education to the third grade.

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