Hundreds of people protesting cancellation of school improvement plans.
London, July 19 .- Hundreds of people, including many teachers and students rallied in central London against the British government's decision to cancel school renovation projects as approved by the previous government.
Teachers, students, parents and council members joined at a concentration called by various unions around the United Kingdom Parliament as part of the campaign "Save Our Schools", led by former Minister of Education and, sto credits, aspiring to lead the Labour Party Ed Balls.
The current Minister of Education, the Conservative Michael Gove, announced two weeks ago in the House of Commons his intention to cancel a program sponsored by the previous government, labor, to renovate all schools in the country for 2023.
The suppression of that plan, which the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Executive, whose priority is to cut the deficit,, global agenda credits, considered economically feasible, has led to the cancellation of 735 rehabilitation projects that had already been initiated, with the subsequent loss of funds invested and jobs in the construction sector.
The initiative has attracted conservative criticism from many sectors, including municipal authorities, education professionals or political opposition, not only for the loss to public education, but also because, in his exposition of, aika gold, the plan, the minister presented a erroneous list of affected schools, which created a great confusion.
The protesters, who also gathered in other parts of Britain, asked the Government to reconsider its decision, which has been described by one of the leading teachers' union, Chris Keates, such as "reckless and arrogant."
For its part, the Church of England today expressed "grave concern" by the decision to cancel the planned works in 23 schools governing, with the revision of the situation in another 18.
The directors of the affected schools argue that in most cases the planned renovation is needed because there is risk to the safety of students, with buildings in poor condition.