The Local Committee of Nueva Canarias-Bloque Canarista (NC-BC) of Teguise denounces the "serious deterioration of security and maintenance in educational centers" in the municipality as a consequence of almost three years of inaction by the municipal government group of CC, PP, and the former councilor of VOX. The organization considers it unacceptable that problems repeatedly warned about by parent associations, center managements, and the opposition itself continue to go unresolved.
Throughout the legislature, families have repeatedly expressed their concern about deficiencies that directly affect the safety and well-being of students and educational staff. Among these are the deterioration of fencing, doubts about the inspection and maintenance of fire prevention systems, leaks, damage to facilities, and insufficient shaded areas to protect schoolchildren during episodes of high temperatures.
The local secretary of NC-BC in Teguise, Belén Machín, lamented that the City Council has allowed these deficiencies to become chronic and assured that "we are not talking about aesthetic improvements or secondary actions, but about the safety of our children and the conditions in which they receive their education." In her opinion, it is incomprehensible that problems detected years ago continue to go unresolved, and she believes that the government group has normalized a situation that should never have occurred.
The Canarian party recalls that these incidents have been brought to the municipal plenary and denounced on different occasions. However, it maintains that the local government's response is limited to announcing that actions "are in progress," "are being studied," or "depend on future contracts," while the reality of the educational centers barely changes.
In this regard, Machín states that, after three years in office, "the permanent excuse can no longer hide the lack of management." She adds that when student safety is at stake, "there is no room for delays, improvisations, or promises that never materialize," because the City Council's obligation is to act before incidents occur and not when the situation becomes unsustainable.
The formation maintains that this situation evidences the absence of an authentic municipal preventive maintenance policy, a deficiency that also affects other public infrastructures in the municipality, such as sports facilities, parks, public spaces, and municipal buildings. In the opinion of NC-BC, the City Council has given up on planning and only intervenes when deficiencies are already evident or when neighborhood and political pressure increases.
Urgent Measures
Belén Machín calls for the immediate comprehensive technical review of all educational centers in the municipality, paying special attention to the condition of fences, electrical installations, fire prevention systems, roofs, dampness, play areas, accessibility, and shaded areas.
Likewise, it proposes the development of a Municipal Preventive Maintenance Plan for Educational Centers, with a budget, execution schedule, technical managers, and public monitoring mechanisms, in addition to establishing a permanent channel of coordination between the City Council, the center managements, and family associations.
For Belén Machín, "families cannot become inspectors of municipal facilities nor be forced to report the same damages over and over again." The Canarian leader recalls that governing also means preventing, conserving, and caring for public heritage, and maintains that caring for schools is an institutional obligation and an investment in the present and future of Teguise.
The local secretary concludes that NC-BC is not demanding extraordinary actions, but the fulfillment of basic obligations by the City Council. "The minimum that any family can demand is that their children study in safe, dignified, and properly maintained centers. After almost three years in office, Teguise needs a government that solves problems and leaves behind the policy of excuses," she concludes.
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