SEJ’s director of general planning prioritizes the construction of a separate entrance to protect the safety of students
The kindergarten’s provisional entrance crosses Cruz Azul field, to the east of the delegation. Photo credit: Sofía Medeles
Sofía Medeles (Ajijic).- Complaints about the lack of maintenance at the Aurelia Flores Kindergarten are not a priority for the Jalisco Ministry of Education (SEJ), according to the general director of planning, Alfonso Oliva Mojica.
The official confirmed that he has received at least two letters regarding the needs of the kindergarten, which include the request to repair bathrooms and an entrance, not to mention repairing structural damages and lack of personnel, reported by the mothers of the family in previous days.
«As for the bathrooms, it is a non-urgent need. Whoever is in charge of budgets, the Instituto de la Infraestructura Física Educativa del Estado de Jalisco (IFEJAL), has a list of priorities when it comes to the distribution of resources. The first to be attended are schools that have structural damage, and in the region there are several that need those repairs. The kindergarten (Aurelia Flores) is not really in bad shape,» said Oliva Mojica.
However that is not the case with the entrance of the kindergarten, which he mentioned is what he thinks is most important to take care of first. «The construction of the Cardinal Cultural Center has blocked the passage. What we are working on is a separate entrance from the street to the kindergarten, a safe passage for the children, which will prevent them from passing through the cultural center.”
He also commented that the resources managed by both the SEJ and IFEJAL are limited and not enough to cover all needs. Although he does not know when it will be the kindergarten’s turn to be taken care of, he said he hopes that at least a couple of months will be enough time for the budget manager to review the request for the construction of the private entrance.
Finally, Alfonso Oliva told the community that they know the issues and that they are working on providing a quick resolution, in addition to reaffirming that their priority is privacy for the kindergarten, that is, a fence to cut off the view from outside, and the entrance.
Complaints about the lack of maintenance and lack of staff by the mothers of families have been lodged at least since the beginning of the last school year. In addition to an entrance that they defined as «not dignified» for children, they pointed out the lack of a custodian, bathrooms in poor condition, walls with damage and lack of tree maintenance.
Translated by Colleen Beery
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