Drama at the Kupfergasse primary school: No sports hall after the holidays!

Drama at the Kupfergasse primary school: No sports hall after the holidays!

Poll, Deutschland - In Cologne-Urbach, a pressing problem is caused by Elementary school Kupfergasse for excitement, which has been waiting for years, remains due to Schimmel- Water damage unusable. The situation is coming to a head, because on Thursday, July 24th, the old gym is torn down, and the students have no sports hall available after the summer holidays.

Since water damage, which occurred at the beginning of 2019/2020, 477 elementary school students are waiting for regulated physical education. The city of Cologne remains largely non -transparent in this matter regarding the planning and progress of the renovation. Romy Spitzer, deputy chair of the school care, comments concerned about the lack of opportunities for movement and the social interaction of the children.

sports opportunities during the renovation

In order to compensate for the missing sports hall, the schoolchildren have to switch to the gymnasium of the Porz Stadtgymnasium as well as to the district sports facility and the Cologne sports park in Poll. This is a solution, but the question of the quality and quantity of physical education remains open. "A good knack for the health of our children would be the minimum," criticizes Spitzer.

Sometimes the lessons are held in a small, old hall that can only be used for gymnastics - there is no space for ball sports and running. In addition, the school was forced to rent a soccer hall at times due to the emergency situation, but the journey was simply too far for the parents and children.

mold and construction defects without end

The damage to the gym is significant: the floor is torn out, the walls are littered with mold and sports equipment that cannot be washed away must be disposed of. "It is not only bubbling in mold, but possibly also with the original construction of the hall," speculates a former caretaker about possible Baufusch. The city of Cologne has promised to check the preservation and cleaning of the devices and create renovation plans, but the implementation remains unclear.

The company, which was commissioned to remove mold in November 2022, did not appear. It remains to be seen when regulated physical education will be possible again and what costs of the city are burdened. "This is anything but a good stand," says Spitzer and emphasizes the urgency of the situation. Express added: The urban information is currently more than lean and many parents feel in the unclear.