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Noblejas Mayor Defies Doctor, Continues Hunger Strike on Day Five

The regional education chief has asked for proof of rising enrollment to justify a new secondary school.

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Agustín Jiménez este viernes por la tarde en la rueda de prensa ofrecida en el Ayuntamiento de Noblejas
Amador Pastor, consejero de Educación
El doctor Juan José Rodríguez Sendín este jueves en el despacho del alcalde de Noblejas

Overview

  • Attending physician Juan José Rodríguez Sendín said the 76-year-old mayor looks increasingly affected and warned of potential irreversible kidney and brain damage if the fast continues.
  • Agustín Jiménez told reporters he will not heed medical advice and pressed on with the protest after convening a crowded town-hall news conference.
  • Castilla-La Mancha education minister Amador Pastor sent a letter requesting data that demonstrate a student increase, noting current figures indicate declines in early-years enrollment.
  • The letter cited examples such as 39 three-year-olds enrolled for the coming year compared with 64 in 2021–2022 and invited the town to provide population or urban-planning data.
  • Deputy mayor Ángel Luengo announced protests at the regional Education Ministry and the presidency in Toledo, threatened legal action, and called for the resignation of several officials as the doctor urged hospital evaluation.