The Rubiano Institute is the closest school to their homes, and sending students to other centers involves additional expenses, long commutes, and daily risks on public transportation. The situation is also repeated for families with children in different schools, which complicates the daily routine and forces them to divide time, money, and efforts to meet all obligations. While waiting for answers, parents remain at the site with uncertainty and patience, trusting that the educational authorities will provide a concrete solution to the problem. From early in the morning, parents of families gathered in front of the Rubiano Institute, seeking a school place for their children amid the annual pressure that occurs at the start of the school year. The Rubiano Institute is one of the schools with the largest enrollment in the country, with more than 4,000 students, which causes demand to far exceed available spaces. The places for new admissions are already defined by the Ministry of Education (Meduca), so many parents are left with the option of requesting a transfer, a process that depends on the actual availability of the school. For families, the problem is not a whim or a baseless insistence.
