The abandonment of the Pancho Lasso Art School in Arrecife is of such magnitude that there are risks not only for the educational community, but also for the people who circulate in its vicinity, since the exterior walls suffer from possible aluminosis that also affects the walls of the interior light well. The material begins to flake and remains fall on the sidewalk of Avenida Agustín de la Hoz, which is a school route, as there are many educational centers in the area. Likewise, the exterior bars are completely rusted and there is a risk of them coming off and injuring or killing someone.
On the other hand, we find trees in the center that invade the public road: a spice rack that invades part of the Travesía de Alfredo Krauss and a palm tree that dangerously overlooks Salvador Allende Street.
On the other hand, inside the center we find huge palm trees that can fall on any windy day, as happened recently in Puerto del Carmen. One of these palm trees overlooks, as we have just said, Salvador Allende Street. This is inclined in a very dangerous way and with a high risk of falling.
If we look at the school's concierge, we notice the number of files and bulletins; that is, a lot of paper and cardboard, which would burn quickly in case of fire. The
concierge, therefore, has been turned into a warehouse of combustible material.
In addition, the center lacks a cafeteria, which did exist at one time. It doesn't even have vending machines for water and coffee. Students and workers have to go outside if they want to buy a bottle of water or have a coffee. In the student service there used to be a drinking fountain and, over time, it rusted. CSIF publicly denounced this and the drinking fountain was removed.
As for the expansion of classrooms, the works have been stopped for months.
From the CSIF union we wonder where the money that the Pancho Lasso School of Arts receives to maintain and improve the facilities goes.
Jesús Manuel Díaz Lorente. Delegate of CSIF Canarias
