translated from Spanish: They ask the government to manage loans so that schools do not charge monthly

Thousands of Chileans must continue to cancel the monthly payments of their children’s schools-subsidized and particular in the midst of the pandemic, which has generated a tremendous debate about whether to pay for an education that contemplates the same hours and quality of the face-to-face. The supporters defend themselves by pointing out that 80% of that income is earmarked for the payment of the salaries of teachers, civil servants and administrative staff and only the remaining 20% is concerned for operational expenses and consumption of basic services. However, this is a real complication for middle-class families, also affected by the economic crisis caused by coronavirus, who have had to continue to assume the commitment, despite declining incomes and benefits, in some cases. For this reason, Regional Councilor Manuel Millions, he presented to the Ministry of Economy, to analyze the delivery of a special benefit, where national banking can support the supporters with zero interest loans, so that they can pay the remuneration expenses of the staff of the schools.” We are talking about granting soft loans similar to those received by the State-supported SME for those educational establishments that need the resources to pay teachers, workers and civil servants, who are not really to blame for the crisis. But in this way it frees the parents and guardians, those who have had to bear the full cost of the pandemic, are freed from payment. The idea is that the payment of monthly payments can be reduced in whole or substantially, which would greatly relieve families who cannot cancel, especially in the middle class,” said The Core.Another option, complementary to bank loans, is that parents can re-emphasize the annual contracts established with the schools, so as to pay in adjoining dues , during the year 2021, the months that are stopped paying the 2020.The counselor Millions added that he will socialize this issue with parliamentarians, to seek the necessary support as soon as possible and to address this issue that has very complicated thousands of families throughout the country.

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