The Socialist councilor explained that "in Totana enrolled in Primary 5 approximately two hundred students who can not benefit from a laptop because the regional government of the PP has decided not to sign the state contract to implement the School Program 2.0. This is an initiative to implement the XXI Century Digital Classroom that is equipped with 100 million euros, of which 4 belonged to our region. "
The PSOE mayor explained that "Schools Program 2.0 gives each classroom of a digital whiteboard, projector, a laptop for the teacher, 25 ultra-portable for students, a deposit of material cabinet that acts as a carrier of computers and teacher training. "
He says that "it is a commitment to educational innovation, as the computer and Internet connection will become a standard and common way of learning as it is currently the book. But it is also a commitment to equality, since there is a third of students who do not have at home Internet connection, and this is the only way to access these technologies. "
To Belchí, if not rectify the regional government, "the digital divide that now exists with respect to the rest of Spain will be expanded rather than reduced."
Therefore asks the mayor of PP, Martínez Andreo, who does not consent "this outrage."
Moreover, "the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain, fourteen have signed this agreement regardless of political color of his government, except Valencia, Madrid and Murcia putting as excuses the lack of money, or the use of laptops causes myopia. Clearly shows that for the PP there are other economic priorities rather than education. "
The mayor notes that "an example of this lack of educational priority can be observed in Totana: have gone free after-school activities this year, there are prefabricated classrooms in some schools due to lack of foresight, two schools have yet to be built after years promise as on the scale and La Ramblica. "
"It is so bad this lack of interest," says Belchí, "that does not even have been complied with agreements reached in full", "for example, cover the sports in schools, expand the hours of study hall, increase scholarships to young totaneros studying outside of the municipality ... etc.. "
From the Socialist Municipal Group considered that "it is a punishment that does not deserve the 200 pupils and students enrolled in Totana Primary 5.
Councilwoman Maria Carmen Belchí said that from the PSOE be reported "strongly" that the Executive Valcárcel act partisan manner jeopardizing the education of children and young totaneros and the desafachatez the PP governments for not prioritizing educational spending on others. "
Source: PSOE Totana. Foto: Totana.com