As of: March 14, 2024, 11:00 a.m
By: Henry Dinger
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There is an acute lack of space at the Pastetten elementary school.
An expansion is being planned, which is not happening quickly enough for WRH councilor Susanne Gerster, among others, but also for a number of parents.
She calls for a quick container solution (archive photo).
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There is an acute shortage of space in the Patetten primary school.
WRH councilor is calling for a container solution by autumn.
Pastetten – The expansion of the school building in Pastetten is one of the important tasks that the community wants to tackle in the coming years.
About a year ago, school principal Karin Wittig pointed out the limited space in the local council and asked for solutions (we reported).
At that time, Mayor Peter Deischl (FWE) said that an architect was being sought to think about the manner and scope of the expansion.
“What is the current status?” a citizen wanted to know at the beginning of the council meeting on Tuesday evening.
Deischl replied that the community had commissioned an architect.
“Planning phase one is completed.
Planning phase two, i.e. determining the options for the conversion, should be completed by the end of the year.
The school building expansion is not off the table, we will need that too.” We are in contact with the headmistress and have to wait for enrollment.
“But it looks like there won’t be a third first class for the time being,” said Deischl.
In addition, the open all-day school (OGTS), which will be mandatory from 2026, would also need rooms that should be planned.
“The planning is moving forward and we will get it done,” said Deischl.
He couldn't say exactly when it would start.
“We agreed with Ms. Wittig that it would still work now.
Once we have the planning and the rough cost estimate, we will be able to announce a date,” the local boss explained.
“But there is already a lack of space, we need a solution soon, not just in a few years,” said the citizen.
It would be a shame “if the children had to forego having more space because of a fire station that no one wanted.”
Susanne Gerster (WRH) took up the topic at the end of the meeting.
She was approached by parents and then had the OGTS and school principals show her the condition.
“That’s below all cannon,” said Gerster.
A group was housed in a room that only had a basement window.
“They sit in there from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. without any daylight,” complained Gerster.
In the event of a fire, they would have to get out using a ladder.
One-on-one conversations with children would have to take place in a basement room that is actually a storage room.
“These conditions are not possible at all.
You can't just see the number of students.
Even if there were only two classes, they would be full with 27 students each.” It would then no longer be possible to look after children who are integrated.
“I advocate finding a container solution as quickly as possible,” said the WRH councilor.
“We have an influx of people, we have to take care of refugee children.
We can’t just sweep it under the rug and remember what we were told two years ago.”
Deischl clearly contradicted: “Not all children are in the house by 4 p.m., most of them are picked up at 2 p.m.
All rooms are in working order in terms of fire service and fire protection.” The local boss said emphatically that he could not be accused of negligence.
She didn't say that, said Gerster, "the little children can climb out too."
But when you see the ladder and the room, you think, “That can’t be true in this day and age.
We are throwing away twelve million for this fire station and have no money to put containers there.”
Alois Zollner (CSU) said that this had to be looked at on site.
He wanted leadership with the local council, OGTS and school management.
“I would like to see for myself.
First let’s get the facts on the table.” Alice Lorenz (Greens), herself a reading mentor in the lunchtime care, explained that no one is in the basement from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
There are alternative rooms, you have to look at how classrooms can be used, for example.
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Andreas Winner (FWE) interjected that he had noticed for a long time that “a narrative is being built that is now reaching the local council, namely that the construction of the fire station prevents the school expansion.
“That’s rubbish,” says Winner.
Horst Ippisch (FWE) “would like to say that we are keeping an eye on this.
But it is not at all the case that we exchange the accommodation of the fire department for the accommodation of the school and OGTS.” Deischl finally ended the discussion.
The local council wants to meet at the school quickly to get an idea.