Impactos causados com o fechamento da escola: nossa senhora das Graças no assentamento Cícero Gomes no município de Amaraji- PE

Abstract

In Brazil, the closure of rural schools occurs, generating impacts on peasant communities, as evidenced by the Nossa Senhora das Graças School in the Cicero Gomes Settlement in Amaraji-PE. Education in rural areas continues to be highlighted as an important tool for valuing the countryside. The work in question demonstrates the negative impacts of closing rural schools and how the violation of the right to education in rural areas can affect territorial development. The methodology employed was qualitative in nature through the application of questionnaires and in-person interviews with real characters from the community's history and school staff up until its closure. During the research, it was found that this reality permeates other Brazilian territories, affecting not only access to education but also the cultural identity of rural peoples as well as their quality of life. The scenario that would allow for a satisfactory change would be the implementation of public policies aimed at rural areas.