431 establishments are closed, of which about 200 require renovation work, ranging from minor to complete. That is why we are organizing green schools for students – said the Minister of Education, Barbara Nowacka, at the meeting of the flood crisis team that began on Sunday morning in Wrocław.
The Minister of Education announced during a staff meeting, which was attended by, among others: Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that in the area affected by the natural disaster caused by the flooding there are 3,044 institutions with a total of 412,000 students. children and young people from these areas.
We are of course ready to take the most targeted actions to help all flood victims as quickly and efficiently as possible.
– she emphasized.
431 locations
Citing data from Friday, it said 431 establishments were closed.
Some of them are damaged or completely destroyed. We are ready (…) to support their reconstruction as soon as possible
– Nowacka noted.
However, the head of the Ministry of National Education stressed that at the moment it is mainly students who need help.
We are ready to organize green schools for all children who need such help, who are (…) victims of the floods
– she noted. She also said that Polish State Railways would provide free transportation to children attending green schools, and that local governments would provide accommodation and meals.
She also called on local government officials to report centers where children and young people can stay via the website zielonaszkoly.men.gov.pl. If there are students, curators will check these places.
They look at whether it is a safe place, whether children can stay there and whether extra activities are offered. It is not just about having a good time, but also about providing educational value and psychological support.
– she noted.
We are ready to accept all children who need help.”
– she added.
She also announced that the first group of students would go to the green school on Sunday.
Big thanks to the city of Sopot. 60 children will start from Kłodzko and will stay there for two weeks thanks to the support of this local government
– she said.
Staff with participation of the Prime Minister
The staff meeting is attended by, among others: Prime Minister Donald Tusk noted that there are still situations regarding the flood itself that cannot be said to be behind us.
Certainly in both Głogów and Nowa Sól
– he emphasized.
But at the same time we are preparing for activities related to the consequences of flooding rather than to the fight against high water
– he added.
Due to the flood crisis in southwestern Poland, crisis meetings are held every day with the participation of Prime Minister Tusk, Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration Tomasz Siemoniak and other ministers, military commanders and heads of services, as well as representatives of local authorities.
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Source: wPolityce
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