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Cold Wave Exposes Heating Failures at Valencia’s Flood‑Hit Schools

Parents’ associations have filed formal complaints over unrepaired climate systems that keep classrooms far below legal temperature limits.

Overview

  • Students in the 'zona cero' attend lessons with blankets as indoor readings drop to about 8–9°C, well under the 17°C minimum set by labor rules.
  • FAMPA‑València has reported the situation to the regional education department, warning of an evident health risk and demanding immediate action.
  • At IES Berenguer Dalmau in Catarroja, pupils in temporary barracks now face about 9°C after September conditions neared 35°C.
  • CEIP Vila Romana lost its air‑treatment units during post‑flood works and has not had them replaced, leaving classrooms around 13°C.
  • Heating remains offline at IES 25 d’Abril in Alfafar due to weak electrical systems causing repeated outages, and IES Juan de Garay in València is stuck at 10–11°C in a permitting dispute between gas firms Nedgia and Alcancia.