Over 800,000 college students return « Euro Weekly Information – CSN

A complete of 807,570 college students returned to the classroom on September 9, a rise of two,500 from the earlier 12 months regardless of the continued decline in beginning charges.

The scholar distribution consists of 98,520 in Castellón, 408,850 in Valencia, and 301,200 in Alicante.

The falling beginning charges pose challenges for the Ministry of Schooling, making it tougher to keep away from closing school rooms every year.

Pupil Ratios

Nevertheless, to fight this, the ministry has lowered the minimal scholar ratios in 69 municipalities.

In depopulated areas, the minimal variety of college students required to keep up a classroom has been lowered from six to 4.

This 12 months, 82,180 lecturers are employed, 533 greater than final 12 months.

Cell Telephone Ban

This marks the primary full college 12 months with a ban on cell phones in school rooms.

Applied in Could, simply three weeks earlier than the earlier educational 12 months ended, this rule now absolutely takes impact.

Faculty directors anticipate needing to confiscate many units to implement the regulation.

Unfavourable Affect

The choice adopted a examine whose findings revealed that cell phones had been a supply of battle and negatively impacted the classroom atmosphere.

College students at the moment are required to show off their telephones upon getting into the varsity premises and might solely use them with specific permission from college administration, similar to in circumstances of medical necessity (e.g., checking insulin ranges for diabetic college students).