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Spanish-Eng. Translation
Increased absenteeism in schools by 90% (Cold weather?)
By: Primitivo Lopez
Date: 12/01/2011
For the second consecutive day, the cold front that invades the region and left a minimum temperature of 2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, increased absenteeism in the city up to 90% in schools in the west and 80% for those located in central areas .
In addition, 22 people including two children, were taken to city shelters because their homes do not have what it takes to withstand the onslaught of cold and wind.
Said the head of the education in the city, Luis Castillo Trevi?o, that of the 87 thousand students in basic education is at least 80 000 did not attend classes at elementary schools located in the colonies Land Reserves, Will and Labour, Villas San Miguel, urban reform, and that are in the 18 and 14 kilometers of National Road.
The primary kilometer 14 "Alvaro Obregon" was enabled by the municipal authorities as temporary housing for families living in this industry, where the cold was close to zero degrees Celsius.
In response, the Ministries of Education and Health, issued an alert in the schools of basic education to prevent disease, so they were suspended outdoor activities at all campuses, as well as to set up "filters" to identify students sick and returned home for medical care.
"These are some rules recommended by the Ministry of Education, to protect our students, and among them is he who must come to class well wrapped up," said the mentor.
Staff of the Ministry of Health will be present in some schools for the implementation of the influenza vaccine or the virus type A H1N1, because the climate is conducive to the present abnormally.
For his part, Humberto Fernandez Diez De Pinos, deputy director of civil protection, said that operations to protect the population increased due to the intensity of cold and the evenings will focus on public places like bus stations, abandoned buildings , parks and public squares as places used by homeless people and migrants, to sleep.
He said three units of the corporation, with support staff, will make their tours of such places, in addition to the west of the city as an area vulnerable to low temperatures.
He also commented that there was coordination with the National Institute of Migration, to be present at the time when the U.S. immigration authorities to deport undocumented Mexicans, and transfer them immediately to the shelters.
Spanish-Eng. Translation
Increased absenteeism in schools by 90% (Cold weather?)
By: Primitivo Lopez
Date: 12/01/2011
For the second consecutive day, the cold front that invades the region and left a minimum temperature of 2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, increased absenteeism in the city up to 90% in schools in the west and 80% for those located in central areas .
In addition, 22 people including two children, were taken to city shelters because their homes do not have what it takes to withstand the onslaught of cold and wind.
Said the head of the education in the city, Luis Castillo Trevi?o, that of the 87 thousand students in basic education is at least 80 000 did not attend classes at elementary schools located in the colonies Land Reserves, Will and Labour, Villas San Miguel, urban reform, and that are in the 18 and 14 kilometers of National Road.
The primary kilometer 14 "Alvaro Obregon" was enabled by the municipal authorities as temporary housing for families living in this industry, where the cold was close to zero degrees Celsius.
In response, the Ministries of Education and Health, issued an alert in the schools of basic education to prevent disease, so they were suspended outdoor activities at all campuses, as well as to set up "filters" to identify students sick and returned home for medical care.
"These are some rules recommended by the Ministry of Education, to protect our students, and among them is he who must come to class well wrapped up," said the mentor.
Staff of the Ministry of Health will be present in some schools for the implementation of the influenza vaccine or the virus type A H1N1, because the climate is conducive to the present abnormally.
For his part, Humberto Fernandez Diez De Pinos, deputy director of civil protection, said that operations to protect the population increased due to the intensity of cold and the evenings will focus on public places like bus stations, abandoned buildings , parks and public squares as places used by homeless people and migrants, to sleep.
He said three units of the corporation, with support staff, will make their tours of such places, in addition to the west of the city as an area vulnerable to low temperatures.
He also commented that there was coordination with the National Institute of Migration, to be present at the time when the U.S. immigration authorities to deport undocumented Mexicans, and transfer them immediately to the shelters.