Families point out that all the schools in the area have their own kitchens, making their school the only one that still uses a cold-food service system. To highlight the situation, they have organized a lunch in the school playground, open to pupils, families and teachers, which will take place this Saturday at around noon. They have also invited Education Minister Carmen Susín and Educational Planning Director Luis Mallada, although they acknowledge that “they will not attend.”
The parents’ association says it is “fed up with the administration’s contempt and broken promises” over an initiative they claim to have been demanding for years. They also argue that there is no reason for the school to continue without its own kitchen.
Families recall that the school was a pioneer in Zaragoza in campaigning for improvements to school cafeterias and in raising awareness of the importance of healthy and sustainable food.
Saturday’s lunch, they warn, will be the first in a series of protest actions that the educational community plans to continue until it secures a firm commitment to building the kitchen. “We will not stop until there is a firm commitment,” they stress.
