Twelve schools in Las Condes will have no classes this Tuesday, October 13. The Regional Ministerial Secretariat (Seremi) of Education for the Metropolitan Region made the decision following the mudslide that affected the municipality.
According to BioBioChile, the education authority announced the measure on its social media accounts. On X, the @seremieducrm account explained that the aim is to facilitate removal work and safeguard school communities.
The schools with no activities are Colegio San Francisco del Alba, Scuola Italiana Vittorio Montiglio, Colegio San Francisco de Asís, Colegio Wenlock, Colegio Redland and Colegio Cordillera de Las Condes.
The list continues with Colegio William Kilpatrick, Colegio Padre Hurtado y Juanita de los Andes, Colegio Cumbres, Colegio Nuestra Señora del Loreto, Colegio Virgen de Pompeya and Colegio San Nicolás de Myra.
La Tercera added another factor. According to that outlet, the Regional Ministerial Secretariat also considered the rain forecast for the start of the week. The suspension aims to protect students, teachers and staff while emergency work continues.
The sources do not specify when classes will resume or whether the measure could extend to other days or more schools. They also provide no updated assessment of progress on mud removal in the affected areas.
Meanwhile, the cleanup is having other effects in the municipality. Residents of the Playa Anakena area, near Vital Apoquindo, complained about dust and truck traffic at the site where the mud is being stockpiled. The municipality said that unloading would end by next Wednesday at the latest.
