Japanese Colony Community in Constanza demands construction of their school after three years of waiting
The Association of Parents, Mothers, Guardians, and Friends of the School (Apmae) and residents of the Colonia Japonesa community in Constanza have resumed their protest actions. With banners and slogans, the protesters expressed their frustration over the lack of concrete progress in the acquisition of the land intended for the new school infrastructure, a process that has dragged on for nearly three years without a definitive resolution.
Through a letter addressed to President Luis Abinader and the Minister of Education, the president of Apmae, Yesenia Custodio, denounced the slowness in administrative procedures. According to the organization, although the efforts are in an advanced stage, the purchase of the land has remained stalled since April of last year, despite the fact that negotiations with the owner were completed in a timely manner.
The situation keeps the entire educational community in uncertainty and delays an urgent solution to the infrastructure limitations faced by the Colonia Japonesa Educational Center; we only have 10 classrooms for 450 students, with no recreational areas.
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Infrastructure limitations affect educational quality
The issue directly impacts the academic development of the preschool, primary, and secondary levels. Despite the physical precariousness, the center has managed to stand out for its educational quality, obtaining national and regional recognitions that endorse the commitment of its staff and the management of the parents’ association.
For her part, Bélgica Abreu, in charge of the school, recalled that the President of the Republic himself authorized the acquisition of the land during a visit to the area. Given this scenario, the community questions the reasons behind the administrative delay and warns that they will maintain their demands until the construction of the school, which the students of the Japanese Colony need so much, is finalized.
María del Carmen Custodio, secretary of the Apmae, emphasized that the community will not cease in its struggle, reiterating that the education and well-being of young people must be a non-negotiable priority for the competent authorities.
