The Parliament of the Balearic Islands has refused to urge the Government to maintain the staff of technical advisors who perform their work in person in the territorial directions of the Institute for Coexistence and School Success in Menorca and Ibiza to meet the needs of schools in both islands, as well as Formentera. The Chamber has rejected, with 31 votes against and 23 in favor, the third of the four points of the proposition not of law (PNL) defended by the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB). They have also rejected to urge the Ministry of Education and Universities to cover the places assigned to the Institute in these islands with teachers with specific training on issues such as coexistence, conflict resolution, restorative practices, affective-sexual education, sexual diversity and emotional education. On the other hand, the first two points of the PNL have been approved, with 49 votes in favor and five against, in which the“magnificent work” of the Institute in the educational centers of the archipelago and the importance of having on-site counseling in each of the islands is recognized”.
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The socialist deputy Amanda Fernandez has insisted that all these points have been claimed by the educational community, families, students and unions and that even the councils claimed that these face-to-face places were not eliminated. Currently, he lamented, the Institute has two fewer places than it had previously, so he urged the deputies to “do the right thing”. Regarding the rejection of his party to the third point of the PNL, the PP deputy Ana Isabel Curtó has argued that they believe that the positions should not be teaching technical advisers, but permanent staff of the Autonomous Community, so they have registered an amendment in that sense. “Having a permanent staff is essential to ensure the continuity and effectiveness of school coexistence,” he pointed out. They have also submitted another amendment to the other of the rejected points to believe necessary that the training of these teachers is “constant” and cover situations such as cyberbullying, social networks or cultural diversity, has influenced Curtó. For his part, Vox deputy Sergio Rodríguez, the group that has rejected all the points of the PNL, has criticized that it is the PSIB and the rest of the parties of the left who talk about issues related to sex education and has made a count of sexual crimes allegedly committed by left-wing politicians. Meanwhile, the deputies of MÉS per Mallorca, Maria Ramon, and Més per Menorca, Joana Gomila have highlighted the work of the teachers of the Institute for Coexistence and School Success. Both the MÉS per Mallorca and the Mixed, have voted in favor of all the points of the PNL of the PSIB.
