†We regret that our schools are once again being overlooked, despite our repeated request”, Catholic Education Flanders responds. Community education GO! fears that the schools will fall by the wayside.
Both umbrella organizations emphasize that energy rates have also risen sharply for schools. “In addition, consumption is also rising sharply due to corona measures, schools had to ventilate a lot and therefore heated more”, emphasizes Koen Pelleriaux, deputy director of the GO!. “So they will be forced to, if no measures are taken, to use a larger part of their operating resources to pay the energy bill† Money that otherwise benefits the students.”
Catholic Education Flanders states that energy costs meanwhile Swallow 15 percent of the active ingredients† Schools therefore have to make difficult choices. “This is a threat to the quality of education: investments in new construction and renovation, or even in didactic infrastructure such as books and modern blackboards, are jeopardized.”