The 77 students enrolled in the I.E.S. César Manrique in 2nd year of Bachillerato have not started the course on the scheduled date. The teaching staff has unanimously agreed to take this measure because "the maximum ratio established" for the Bachillerato of 35 students per classroom is clearly exceeded and has conveyed this decision to the parents of those affected in writing. Given the excess of enrolled students, the center had requested the concession of a third group, a demand that to date had not been met.
Currently, there are 50 boys and girls enrolled in the center in the Science of Nature and Health modality, and 27 in the Humanities and Social Sciences classroom. Given the high number of the Science of Nature and Health class, the teachers have reported that they are forced to concentrate 38 students of this specialty in one group and transfer 12 to the Humanities group, in order to teach the common subjects, being still a "number clearly excessive to achieve a good development of the teaching-learning process".
For his part, the Island Director of Education, Juan Cruz, has stated that he was not aware of the decision taken by the faculty of the I.E.S. Cesar Manrique. He also stated that on Thursday, September 20, it is expected that it will be known when the sub-committee on schooling will meet, the competent body responsible for making the decision that affects this and other education centers. Cruz has stated that the meeting will take place in the coming days, and that although the decision is up to this body, he has confirmed that the César Manrique center will be granted the increase in the group that "entails the increase in teaching staff." The implementation of the resolution taken by the sub-committee will be immediate and in the meantime, the center must operate with the resources it has.