The passage of storm Therese last March significantly impacted the educational infrastructure of the Canary Islands, affecting 112 centers. The island of Gran Canaria was the most severely hit, reporting 42 incidents in schools and institutes, followed by Tenerife with 36, according to the report from the Ministry of Education.

The Minister of Education, Poli Suárez, is scheduled to appear this Tuesday before the Canarian Parliament to address the management of the storm, which also led to the suspension of in-person classes on several islands for safety reasons. The most common damages included leaks, floods, and structural damage such as fallen fences and perimeter walls, as well as broken doors. Furthermore, access to many centers was restricted due to the risk of landslides on nearby roads.

Other islands also suffered the impact of Therese: Fuerteventura reported nine affected centers, while Lanzarote, La Palma, and La Gomera each registered eight. El Hierro was the least affected with a single center. In Gran Canaria, leaks were the most widespread problem, affecting schools such as CEIP Artenara; the Maestro Félix Santana, Esteban Navarro Sánchez, and Padre Collado schools in Telde; the CEE Marente in Santa María de Guía; the IES Guanarteme in the capital; the IES Faro de Maspalomas in San Bartolomé de Tirajana; and the EOI of Arucas.

Some centers, such as CEO Tejeda and CEIP Cercado de Espino in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, had restricted access due to landslide risks, a situation that exclusively affected CEIP La Ladera in La Aldea de San Nicolás. Flooding caused damage to furniture and materials in schools like Los Llanetes in Valsequillo and Fernando León y Castillo in Telde. The IES Josefina de la Torre, in the south of the island, saw its sports pavilion and even the elevator shaft flooded, while the CIFP of Telde experienced pipe bursts, and the CEE Román Pérez Déniz in the capital of Gran Canaria suffered a power outage due to problems with the street's power pole.