Since 1995, a new school has been high on the wish list in Sande in Sunnfjord. Then came a list of 33 points that had to be improved. Since the school came into place in 1964, the wart has been patched for seven rounds. – Students and teachers freeze in the winter and cook in the summer. They have mousetraps in their classrooms. It is not worthy, says leader of the parent committee at the school, Kristine Folland. Although the politicians will probably leave NOK 140 million for new buildings and improvements, she is afraid it is not enough. She fears there will be new rounds of flicking. MOUSE TRAPS: Both mice and ants are a recurring problem at Sande skule in Sunnfjord. Photo: Private – Little has happened Lack of maintenance and old buildings is a major challenge throughout the country. In Hadsel in Norland, the politicians are considering moving the pupils into the old people’s home. An overview prepared by the Association of Consulting Engineers in 2021 showed that over 1000 schools, ie 40 percent of the schools have a bad indoor climate. Since then, little has happened, says the national body for parent selection in primary and secondary school, FUG. – There is great reason for concern. We need a national awakening to the poor condition of school buildings around the whole of Norway. We feel we are listening to the problem, but then it is put far down the pile again, says the leader of FUG, Marius Chramer. Has given money to the municipalities The Ministry of Education and Research writes in an e-mail that they wish to invest in a stronger community school, and that an important municipal economy is important to make it happen in practice. – We invested NOK 2.7 billion more than what the Solberg government proposed, and in total the municipalities will receive NOK 4.7 billion more in free revenues in 2022, writes State Secretary Halvard Hølleland. Bergen municipality was previously one of the municipalities with the largest backlog in school maintenance. In 2011, the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority closed several schools. – What we have done is to refurbish many schools, we have built replacement buildings that can be used during renovation and then we have set aside more money in the budget for maintenance, so we can avoid ending up in the same situation again, says school councilor in Bergen municipality Linn Katrin Pilskog. STAND: The wall is freshly painted, to make it more pleasant at Sande skule. The hope is, however, that all the buildings that have come up from 1964 and before 2013 will be demolished. Photo: Eva Marie Felde – Should have spent more on maintenance In Sunnfjord, mayor Jenny Følling is aware that Sande should have waited long enough, and that 140 million a good start. On June 17, the politicians will decide on a large pot that will go to new construction and refurbishment. – I think we should generally spend more on maintaining the schools. But it is an eternal battle in the municipalities to get the money to stretch, says Følling. Sande skule last upgraded in 2013. Then came a new sports hall, and some new classrooms. But even these classrooms do not work as they should, says the FAU leader. She thinks the municipality must dig deeper into the money bag, and turn up at least 180 million kroner, so that the whole school can be new. – Connecting old and new things has seemed to us not to be good for the students. We hope they will give so much money that we get a school that lasts a long time, says Folland. SPADAR: The politicians in Sunnfjord must stick the shovel in the ground now, say the students from Sande skule. They handed over two shovels when the upbringing committee discussed the case on 8 June. On June 17, fate will be decided. Photo: Kristine Folland
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230,000 Norwegian students in classrooms with bad air – news Vestland
