Mayor Fernandez vows to act on city schools problems, hails Dr. Bravo’s appointment
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS
AT the first Local School Board meeting attended by new schools division superintendent Dr. Froserfina J. Bravo, the board finally received the list of structural problems of the city’s public schools.
Lack of classrooms, exposed old electrical wirings, poor ventilation, cracked floors and poor drainage system were identified as among the most common problems of public schools in Dagupan today during the local school board meeting presided over by Mayor Belen T. Fernandez at CSI Stadia on May 19.
Fernandez noted the newfound openness of the schools principals in discussing their concerns without fear and hesitation, which was not the norm under Bravo’s predecessor.
“I have always been very open in listening to your problems and I am glad that you are disclosing your concerns to me now because this is the only way I can address your problems, so that together we can safeguard and protect the lives of our children in school against hazardous electrical wirings, poor ventilation and drainage system and the presence of unfit and dilapidated classrooms,” said Fernandez.
Bravo, who was attending the local school board meeting for the first time, was officially welcomed by Mayor Fernandez who expressed hope of a better working relationship between the city and DepEd.
Bravo assured the board that DepEd will be fully supportive to the programs of the city especially in advancing the rights and protection of the children.
“It has been the dream of everyone and it has been the flagship program of the DepEd that we make our schools child-friendly. But we will not only be child-friendly but teacher- friendly, too. Let us love our teachers so that they will love the children,” said Bravo.
Bravo also thanked Fernandez for her support to DepEd especially in the early preparations for the senior high school program which she (Bravo) considers as “overwhelming”.
Meanwhile, Fernandez vowed to allocate the needed funds in the next budget preparations to address the needs of the schools, especially those of the Bonuan Boquig National High School where City Engineer Virginia Rosario discovered several classrooms with under-sized electrical wires, to ensure safety and comfort of students and teachers. (CIO, Joseph Bacani)
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