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Getafe Demands Institute for Los Molinos Amidst Schooling Shortage

The mayor criticizes the lack of progress and overcrowding in the municipality's educational centers.

Generic image of a modern educational building in a Spanish urban setting.
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Generic image of a modern educational building in a Spanish urban setting.

The mayor of Getafe, Sara Hernández, has urgently called on the Community of Madrid's Education Department for a solution to the schooling crisis in the Los Molinos neighborhood, citing the lack of a dedicated high school and classroom overcrowding.

The mayor of Getafe, Sara Hernández, has urged the Minister of Education, Science, and Universities of the Community of Madrid, Mercedes Zarzalejo, to find a "solution" to the schooling problem in the Los Molinos neighborhood, due to the "absence" of its own high school.
Despite the Community of Madrid recently announcing the tender for the construction of a new high school in the area, the mayor has expressed her "concern" about the current situation, particularly for Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO). Next year, five new first-year ESO units will be created, and over 200 three-year-old children from the neighborhood's nursery schools are expected to be relocated.
Hernández criticized the Ministry's decision to build a new building in the center, which would involve further construction and a reduction in space allocated for sports fields, playgrounds, or parking.
The Community of Madrid authorized the contracting of works for a high school with 20 ESO classrooms, eight for Baccalaureate, five for split classes, five for support, 10 seminar rooms, specific classrooms, an administrative area, and a gymnasium. The Platform of Affected Parties by IES Los Molinos welcomed the publication of the work contract authorization after a decade of demands.
According to the Ministry, the project includes a main lobby, a multipurpose library, and an image and design classroom, with a budget of 14,581,424 euros. However, the mayor pointed out that these issues stem from "a lack of progress" and that the new high school has accumulated over five years of delays, with its opening not expected before the 2028/29 academic year.
Furthermore, the Getafe City Council is advancing with the project for a new nursery school in Los Molinos and requests its integration into the public network as a center for ages 0 to 16. The municipal government plans to approve the detailed study prior to the work tender soon.
The mayor will also demand a new high school in the Buenavista neighborhood and a solution for the overcrowding at the Santiago Ramón y Cajal Special Education College. She denounced the situation at the Miguel de Cervantes school, which uses temporary classrooms and has double the number of students expected.
The Federation of Parents' Associations (FAPA) of Getafe, along with 21 AMPAs and unions, will present nearly 1,800 signatures on May 29th against the "deterioration of educational quality" and the "overcrowding" of schools.

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