IES of Camp de Turia investigated by the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office he knew his situation tyranny Educating a student since October 2022 but not notifying the Ministry for an anti-bullying plan to be implemented until May 2023A report on the case was published immediately after Levante-EMV from the Prensa Ibérica group. This is also confirmed by the resources in the Plan for the Prevention of Violence and Promotion of Coexistence (Previ), which the centers must inform.
In its statement on Tuesday, the center stated that “all mechanisms were activated from the first minute” and that upon learning of the girl’s complaint, meetings were held with a consultant to resolve the issue. However, Ministry sources explain that they have no evidence that this center had implemented an anti-bullying plan until May this year. In summary, the young woman reported the bullying at the beginning of the course, and the center did not activate the protocol until the end of the course, and she repeated this by failing all subjects.
At that time, Conselleria was aware of the still solid case, and so the center notified Previ a second time on October 30 of this year. Many IES managers interviewed said that this plan was actually full of bureaucracy and Response too slow for centers needing help with a lawsuit. Therefore, they demand that Conselleria provide it with more resources or make it more efficient.
12 suicides and 344 attempts
Previ includes not only cases of bullying but also all forms of violence in the classroom. attempt suicideself-harm or any form of violence among school children. The latest data from the records shows that there were 12 suicides and 344 attempts in the penultimate school year, doubling since before the pandemic. These cases are not necessarily related to bullying, but it is one of the triggers.
Between 2022 and 2018, 2,000 students engaged in self-harming behavior; that is, he had fantasies of taking his own life, attempting suicide, or harming himself. Among other problems in schools and institutes in Previ, cases of self-harm or suicide attempts are recorded, as well as attacks on teachers, child abuse, sexist violence or bullying. In total, centers reported more than 3,200 incidents during the 2021-22 academic year.
The Ministry of Education’s documents also include an increase in some causes of bullying. Especially, Racist or xenophobic bullying represents one in ten casesand there is equally bullying due to homophobia or transphobia.
complaint about mother
Sources from the center guarantee this. The student does not have a good relationship with his motherIn fact, they have already banned entry to the center and guaranteed that they will file a complaint for “insulting and slandering the teacher”.
The most painful thing for María is that the teachers and the management team do not believe her. “They tell me They won’t believe me until they see something on cameraand other girls tell me I’m crazy. I tell them to please believe me, that what happened to me is right. But nothing,” says the girl, who feels abandoned by the center and her teachers.
He recently had a new anxiety attack and is resting at home. He explains that bullying changed him completely. “I used to take sevens before, but last year I repeated it and this year I continue with 1 and 2…” María laments. She says she decided to stop eating last year because of harassment and insults. suddenly lost 16 kilos and was about to be hospitalized. “Finally, my family and the doctor helped me, and now I can eat well,” he explains.
Self harm
Although it is not a very common situation, sometimes a teenager takes his anger out on himself and came to the point of harming himselfAs his mother explained. He went to the pediatrician several times and was prescribed gummy sedatives to help him overcome his anxiety about going to school for another day and to help him sleep at night.
The bullying comes from inside and outside the institute, because “Although there is a school bus parked at the door of my house, I cannot use it for fear that something will happen to me.” She doesn’t even dare to go out alone because she knows other girls are waiting for her.” her mother added.
Despite everything, he explains that the person who helped him the most was the municipal psychologist, whom he goes to every week, and that he has made great progress in confronting this situation. Her mother says she’s trying to find a way to move her daughter’s center next year, which she thinks is unfair. “Because I don’t see any other way out they don’t help usBut eventually my daughter will leave and the bullies will stay,” she explains.