Tacna: Girl studying outside Francisco Antonio de Zela school after lack of vacancies

You may miss the school year. After restarting in-person classes in our country, millions of students have returned to their classrooms after two years of distance education. COVID-19.

However, according to her mother, there are still many students who have not been able to access the vacancy, such as a 6-year-old girl from the city of Tacna, who was unable to receive a vacancy at the Francisco Antonio de Zela public school.

Kimberly Poma Coarite, the mother of a minor, explained to the Correo newspaper that she registered her daughter through digital registration, but was unable to complete the procedure due to technical problems with the account and password.

He also contacted Tacna's local education management department (Ugel) and the Ministry of Education, but said that only one place was offered at the Jorge Matorel Flores educational institution after some time.

Despite the fact that the girl got this vacancy in another educational institution, the mother refuses because she is sure that the two eldest daughters are studying at the FAZ school, so they demand that the authorities offer a vacancy to the young child.

A lawyer from the aforementioned newspaper said, “It's also up to my youngest daughter because I have three older daughters who study at this school. I can't go to Jorge Martorell to pick up my three daughters here because who has siblings is a priority.

The head of the school, Mauricio Vidal Flores, informed the mother of the family that a vacancy was created due to the student's transfer, but like her, she has two other children who are looking for a place and have a daughter on campus, so they will make a lottery.

However, the three parents agreed that in any case, two girls with greater rights than many of the 2,200 girls who entered this year would be deprived of admission.

While this happens, minors will continue to study on benches outside the school as a way to protest the refusal of vacancies.

4 million students returned to in-person classes

On Monday, March 14, more than 4 million basic education students from public schools will start in-person or mixed classes in 18 locations across the country, including Lima. Let's remember that this becomes a reality after classes have been suspended for 2 years after arrival. COVID-19.

The Minister of Education Rosendo Serna stated that in public schools there are 289,233 students with a total of 4 million students, which represent 63% of the total, which is 6 million 797,295, who will return to classes on a regular basis.

“The school has handwashing facilities, and hygiene equipment and masks were purchased in a timely manner to ensure the health of the students and teachers and to return safely,” said Serna.

Serna, who visited various regions and visited public schools in recent weeks to monitor preparations for the start of the 2022 school year, said that despite the infrastructure challenges faced by some educational institutions, there would be no children left without schools.

What you need to know

In Metropolitan Lima, more than 900,000 students of basic and technical production training in public schools, students in this group account for 70% of the total student population of Metropolitan Lima. The remaining 30% will return to the classroom between March 15 and 28 of this year.

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