More than $300 million in rent is owed. The school principal asks the Ethnoeducation Secretariat to pay what is owed.
There is a crisis in the educational field in the Special District of Buenaventura, because more than 600 young people are without class at the Bahía headquarters of the Las Américas institution, because The Ministry of Ethnoeducation owes more than $300 million pesos in rent.
The rector of the Las Américas school, Juan Demetrio Panameño, indicated that Due to this situation, it has been difficult to teach students in-person classes. of the educational headquarters, therefore, urged the secretariat of ethno-education to make the respective payments.
“We are waiting for the Ethnoeducation Secretariat to make a payment agreement or a partial payment to solve this situation. When we found the door closed, we proceeded to give instructions so that the students did not go in person,” he said.
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On the other hand, The teacher and owner of the property, Freddy Montaño, pointed out that it has been more than 24 monthsthat the agency has not made paymentsa situation that led to the decision to no longer allow access to the Educational institution.
“Debt that already exceeds 24 months, which filled the patience of 24 months, at this moment, the debt is around $320 million, which is 10 months of 2023, 4 months of 2024 and 10 months of 2025,” he highlighted.
It should be noted that, as long as the issue of payment for the property is not resolved, 600 young people from this area of the Colombian Pacific will not be able to access the right to education.
While the situation is resolved, Parents are waiting for a quick response, by the Secretariat of Ethnoeducation, to find out what will happen to the education of their children.
Source: Integrated Information System
