After the devastation of DANA and thanks to the cleaning work of parents and teachers, 47 schools and 22,000 students affected by the storm were able to return to class in Valencia, to try to get back into routine. Emotional scenes were experienced at the gates.
One of the cases is that of Menuts Infant School of Massanassawhere a mother explained that her son said to her every morning: “Mommy Cole, Mommy Cole, and I didn’t have the words to answer that “everything was destroyed”. For parents, this stage also allows them to start dreaming of a trace of normality: “Let’s try the first thing we can.” “the girl returns to routine”one father commented. “We lost everything and now we hope to get back to normal a little,” said another.
The CEIP Ausiàs Walk in Aldaia has also reopened its doors. Its director, Miguel Montesinos, argued that “what it is about is that the center is a safe place both emotionallyso that they can regain the support they lost during these crazy days.” Parents also showed signs of the children’s desire to return to class: “Last night “I already wanted us to come”one of them pointed out. While another pointed out that “I wanted to go back now, get back to your routine and normal.
