The Secretary of Public Education, Delfina Gomez Alvarez, recognized that the agency under his charge has been left to a duty, not only to students, but to parents, teachers, and schools, for a long time, and in the face of the outbreak of the pandemic of Covid-19.
When appearing before the plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies, for more than four and a half hours, and on the occasion of the analysis of the Third Government Report of the President of the Republic, Delfina Gómez defended the measures implemented by her administration for the return to classes during the pandemic of Covid-19, in addition to those actions that seek to combat educational backwardness.
Contrary to what happened with other federal government officials in progress, on this occasion, the appearance of the head of the SEP it was carried out without insults and disqualification from legislators.
Delfina Gómez Álvarez, stated that more than 22 million students returned to face-to-face classes after the outbreak of Covid-19, while highlighting that despite the pandemic, classes were never suspended.
He explained that by instructions of the Federal Executive, four actions have been prioritized in the framework of the pandemic; the awarding of the “Benito Juárez” Welfare scholarships; reappraisal and dignity of the teachers; the strategy -The school is ours-; and, free textbooks.
The holder of the Secretary of Public Education states that it is a priority to carry out actions to eliminate all types of bullying in schools. He emphasizes that the objective is to promote healthy and harmonious relationships in the school environment.
It also recognized that the National English Program (PRONI) It is one of the challenges that the Ministry of Public Education faces to introduce students to learning this language.
During her speech, the deputy Cynthia Iliana López Castro (PRI), questioned the secretary about the catastrophic effects of the pandemic on the educational system with more than five thousand schools, criticized the paralysis of the SEP and the lack of a digital system that affected millions of young people, for which he asked that before thinking about running for governor of the State of Mexico, should leave the country’s schools in decent conditions.
“Do not be thinking about aspirations to govern the state of Mexico if first you do not leave the schools of this country in decent conditions that have a roof, that have light, that have waterproofing. First things first and foremost is to give good results and combat the educational backwardness, before sighing at another electoral issue, “the legislator told him.
In response, the head of the SEP acknowledged that “it has been a duty, not only to students, parents, teachers, schools, for a long time.”
However, he stressed that the schools have been attended thanks to the parents and that if there was this neglect, “there was that lack of empathy towards what was needed as an institution and that, I say, unfortunately right now we all have to be recognizing, because it is the product, indeed, of that neglect that it had for many years. And I do not comment on it as a justification, but as a context, “he said.
Meanwhile, for the PAN, the deputy Esther Mandujano Tinajero recalled that 2.3 million children and young people did not return to the classrooms for health reasons of their own or their parents and 2.9 million did not return for economic reasons for the current school year, for what he asked the head of the SEP about what has been done so that the students remain in the classroom.
While the deputy Lilia Caritina Olvera Coronel (PAN), added that the current administration does not have a plan to reinstate students who dropped out in the context of the pandemic. He specified that the current administration does not want to see the reality of the families and reiterated that their circumstances changed in the face of the covid-19 pandemic. In addition, he warned about the lost generation and questioned the lack of attention in terms of educational infrastructure.
In response, the federal official argued that the schools that require actions to provide them with basic services have been identified in coordination with state and municipal authorities.
He also pointed out that the SEP has not closed a single day, as it recalls the vaccination strategy for teaching staff and back to school. Likewise, it requires meetings with the state secretaries of government to coordinate the return to classes and achieve a better educational service.
Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx