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The governing body of the Simón Bolívar Military College, located in the Normandía sector, in Bogotá, argues that the closure is Da because the institution did not support the delay in the payment of the pension by the parents that, for several months, were affected by the crisis unleashed by the coronavirus.
Faced with the claim of the relatives of the children who will be left without a place to study, the directives responded and emphasized that there were cases of parents who stopped paying up to 8 months of pension. This obviously triggered a financial crisis.
“Of the 750 parents we currently have, almost 50% did not cancel their pensions, rising to a amount more or less than 900 million pesos (of debt) until the month of October, not counting the month of November “, denounced Luis Alberto Sosa, academic rector of the Simón Bolívar Military School, quoted by Noticias Caracol.
“There are some parents who also owe up to 7 or 8 months of pension, it has been difficult for them, we understand them by the same economic situation,” added Sosa.
Another different version, delivered by some parents, stated that the closure of the school, with more than 40 years of history in Colombia, It was due to a dispute that reached the Supreme Court of Justice on the property where the institution operated, in that sector of the capital. However, the school denies this version.
The college also ensures that the more than 140 million pesos they received as government aid to face the pandemic were used in the maintenance and payment of salaries. This, he insists, was not enough to withstand the crisis.
According to Noticias Caracol, the institution also states that it will give all support to parents to relocate 9, 10 and 11 grade students, who pay for their military service, in other institutions of this type in Bogotá and La Sabana.
Simón Bolívar Military College closes in Bogotá
The closure of the school was known a few days ago. The anguish of the parents went to the media because, they denounce, that the institution warned them very much.
“It’s as if it were a company, we all put in and we all said: ‘well, let’s do something to save it, to get ahead’. Because we are not 10 school boys, here there are more or less 600 boys who are going to be affected ”, told City TV one of the parents.
This military-oriented educational institution graduated thousands of high school students with a first-class military passport. The history The school dates from 1977, when it was created under the ideals of Simón Bolívar.
Its establishment was very well known in the Normandy sector because a monument to the liberator is erected in its field of stops.
This City TV video shows parents’ anguish:
The Simón Bolívar Military College announced that it will close its doors due to the economic crisis caused by the pandemic. Parents are worried about the future of their children, especially because of the difficulty of getting a school place in another institution. #CityNewsMD pic.twitter.com/YcgTNwdNuA
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