“We are willing to help and have a constructive attitude, as we have indicated from the beginning, but today we still do not know when and how families can make our contributions, because we want to express our opinion on issues that we consider important, such as the Basque language; we ask for information, as well as who will decide what to know,” explains Patxi Ibarzabal, parent of Adurtza school.

Participation is not the only concern. Although the unification process continues, he says that they lack clarifications about the school project: the planning and schedule, the contents to be worked on, the criteria, if resources will be placed and what resources... “The unification of two schools implies a new school, a new project that should be clarified by the Department of Education, the whole course has already passed”.

All this has been put on the table by the families of one school and another during their meeting this Wednesday afternoon. The focus was on “Define the project and agree with the educational community now!” in front of the schools.

All these uncertainties and doubts were told to LA LUZ, both by Patxi Ibarzabal himself and the parents’ representatives of San Ignacio, in this lengthy report on the mergers. “It remains to be seen whether the government will bet on the development of a project, whether it will provide the means and ways to do so, or whether it is a pure fusion without content; is it really an investment with students in mind, or a simple administrative procedure?”, said Ibarzabal in March.

The families of both schools have been getting to know each other and strengthening the relationship, strengthening the exchange and preparing joint actions throughout this school year. “On the one hand, to contribute as much as possible to the process, because we all have something to say, and on the other, to achieve a more cohesive relationship as neighbors, to break that barrier that separates the two schools.”