Families at Nuestra Señora de Loreto school in Santiago de la Ribera say pupils are losing an hour of lessons every day because of the journeys they make while building work continues at the school.
The reorganisation affects 350 pupils in 12 classes across the fourth, fifth and sixth years of primary education, who are temporarily studying in other educational buildings in San Javier.
Fourth-year pupils have been relocated to La Paz school, while the fifth- and sixth-year classes are using facilities at the Official Language School and the Music Conservatory.
Bus journeys and returning for lunch
Parents say the morning bus journey takes half an hour and lessons finish another half-hour early so children can return to Loreto, where the school dining service remains in operation.
Discontent continued after a meeting with school representatives at which families raised questions about the progress of the work and the conditions for returning to the building.
The works, commissioned by the regional education department, began last summer to remove asbestos roofing and install solar panels on the school buildings.
Alongside delays to the project, October’s rainfall caused water to enter several classrooms at the school, adding to the disruption affecting the buildings.
Requests for reports before pupils return
At the meeting, families presented photographs showing flooded classrooms after October’s rainfall.
Families requested documentation on damp and air quality after the asbestos removal, while also expressing concerns about conditions in the dining area and around the building work.
Headteacher and education councillor María José Bernal said she had requested a safety plan adapted to pupils’ return and promised to provide the documents requested, including the air quality report.
Mid-November is the current forecast
The regional department expects waterproofing of the main building to finish in mid-November, which would allow pupils to return to their school.
Its forecast envisages work continuing until the end of the month, because repainting the classrooms must wait until the walls have dried completely.
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