To the complaints about the intention of the Department of Education to implement mixed classrooms in the CEIP Ajei of San Bartolomé, others have now been added from the Doctor Alfonso Spínola school in La Villa de Teguise. "I am super angry", said a mother, who states that the Canarian Government also wants to establish mixed groups in this center. "I don't understand. I think they are cutting back on studies, that they are interested, because that way they save on teachers", complains Patricia Cabrera.
According to this mother, Education already tried to implement mixed classrooms last year at the Alfonso Spínola school in Teguise, although it was not finally carried out. "Because the mothers met and said that we were not willing, but this year they don't care. They have told us yes or yes", says Patricia Cabrera, who says that she recently met, together with other mothers, with the island director of Education, Mario Pérez
In this regard, she points out that the explanation given to them is that "many children have left" and that "there are not enough children" to maintain two classes per course and that, therefore, there will be "one pure class and one mixed class" in all courses, "from Kindergarten to sixth grade of Primary". "They say that there cannot be classes of 14 children because, according to the latest numbers, there are classes that would not reach 17. And so, joining two courses, there would be classes of 23 or 24 children", says this mother, who considers that this measure will harm the students, especially those who are one course above.
"If they do it with preschool children, I agree, but not with doing it with children who are preparing to go to high school, because it will delay them", says Patricia Cabrera, who four years ago also denounced through La Voz that Education had forced her to enroll her son in La Villa despite residing in Costa Teguise. "And now he cannot return to Costa Teguise because it is full and I find that they put mixed classes on me", she points out.
"That is, they can fill a classroom with 27 children as they do in Costa Teguise, but not remove children. Why? I don't understand", this mother questions. "Because in the school of San Bartolomé they say that there are no facilities, but in La Villa there are enough classrooms", adds Patricia Cabrera, who hopes that Education will end up backing down.
