The Minister of Education, Prodromos Prodromou, visited Paralimni High School today on a tour of free Famagusta and Limassol. During the meeting, the Minister of Education chaired a meeting with the School Ephorate of Paralimni, the Parents' Association and the management of the school on the issues facing the High School of Paralimni.
Prodromou: "No decision for a new school"
In his statements regarding the operation of Paralimni High School, the Minister of Education stated that there is no issue of overcrowding, emphasizing that there are specific building programs in the Ministry of Education which are observed. As he mentioned, there is no plan for the construction of a new school by the Ministry and at the moment the absolute priority is health security. He also stressed that improvement works are being done for the school at the moment and that the schedules are being kept and recommended patience for the suffering.
It is pointed out that with a contracting authority from the Ministry of Education, the Government is proceeding with the upgrade of the school building facilities, at a cost of 5,2 million euros, a project which was announced on June 10, 2020, is expected to start on October 10 and will end on October 2023. April 700. It is also known the request of the Parents' Association as well as the local authority and the residents for the construction of a new school as according to them the Paralimni High School is facing a problem of overpopulation. Specifically, it is attended by about XNUMX students from Paralimni and Ayia Napa while there are classes in prefabricated rooms.
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