Direction of the received Conservatory of Music on Thursday by … – Express

The direction of the Music School of the National Conservatory (EMCN) and the General Directorate for Schools (DGEstE) meet on Thursday to discuss the need to work on the building that houses the school of artistic education, said the authority.

“The Direction of the National Conservatory School of Music will be received tomorrow by the director general of the Directorate-General for Schools. The DGEstE reiterates its availability to the achievement of action to at this time, ensure the improvement of the conditions of the classrooms. three budget proposals were requested last week, since the direction of the School, to date, responded, “the Ministry of Education and Science (MEC), in response sent to the Lusa agency.

Also on Thursday is expected that students, parents and teachers EMCN to turn the focus next to the building, Lisbon, turning then to the Parliament, said today the agency Lusa a teacher of the institution.

To the Minister of Education, Nuno Crato, today followed a letter from EMCN in which he makes a “request for an urgent meeting” to warn “the increasing degradation of the building” the conservatory, which, defend the subscribers of the letter, “is no longer compatible with palliative interventions such as those being suggested for the protection “.

Invoking the Statute of the Child, which provides for the safeguarding of the students in the school perimeter, and respect for their physical and moral integrity, the association of the students also EMCN Nuno Crato wrote to express their “dislike for the indifference with which the same school building degradation situation is seen by the Ministry of Education”.

“We invite Yours Excellencies to reflect on the situation in the Music School of the National Conservatory is and arrange a quick solution to the lack of rooms and the lack of EMCN building conditions, because any failure due to lack of classes and any accident of varying severity due to the lack of security that the conservatory infrastructure present, will be entirely your responsibility “, defended the students of this school.

The MEC confirmed the receipt of letters, but for now, and despite requests meeting with the minister, only is scheduled to meet with the director of DGEstE.

Parents and students closed this morning the EMCN the lock, because they want to see solved the problems of security and degradation already forced, following a survey of the Municipality of Lisbon, the closure of 10 classrooms, the school has been reopened by the Public Security Police at 09:45 am, under strong protest students.

The ENCM was notified on 30 January, the Council of Lisbon, after being performed an inspection of the building, it would have to close, as of February 16, ten classrooms for security reasons, told Lusa the director of that school.

At the end of last week, the Ministry of Education assured the Lusa already authorized the direction of the School of National Conservatory of Music (EMCN) to trigger the necessary procedures to carry out works.
director of EMCN, Ana Mafalda Pernao confirmed to Lusa being allowed to “ask three quotes” for the execution of works, but said “not enough”.

On Tuesday, February 17, an engineer was at the school to “see the situation” and are now EMCN “waiting for a position part of DGESTE. “

Late last year, students, parents and teachers managed to” raise some money and make two interventions on the roof “in order to” minimize the damage ” said Ana Mafalda Tassel, noting that the Council of Lisbon had warned of the possibility of “any time can drop a roof.”