There is an immediate need for installation of air conditioning and ventilation systems in classrooms in primary schools, in order to ensure health and proper teaching, the PDOED says.
Speaking to the Cyprus Times, PDOED General Secretary Harris Charalambous spoke of an unbearable situation, which makes the life and work of teachers and students very difficult.
"For at least a decade PDOED has been highlighting the problems faced by students and teachers due to the high temperatures prevailing in classrooms in our schools. There is commitment on the part of the government that they will move to install air-conditioning in the classrooms, but this unfortunately remains in words," he said.
At the same time he indicated that apart from health which is of utmost importance, educational work is also affected in several cases. "Pupils and teachers are suffering in these conditions at a time when the whole of Cyprus is working in air conditioning this is not happening in schools. This situation, due to the temperatures, lasts about 4 months a year."
As Mr. Charalambous stressed, it is imperative to find solutions quickly. At the same time, he explained that the World Health Organization also refers to a maximum temperature in classrooms of 25 degrees Celsius, while in Cyprus teaching takes place in heatwave conditions and temperatures reaching 37 degrees Celsius.
Finally, he pointed out that an important problem is the ventilation in the classrooms which is not present in our schools, which contributes to the transmission of various infections.
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