Over a hundred people rallied around the director and a teacher assaulted on Thursday at IES Los Montecillos in Coín. The staff is calling for more resources to support students with behavioural issues.
More than a hundred family members, teachers, and members of the educational community of IES Los Montecillos in Coín gathered this Friday in the schoolyard to express their rejection of the assault suffered by two teachers just 24 hours earlier, as reported by Diario Sur. The school director and another teacher who intervened in the incident were physically assaulted on Thursday, just three days after the start of the school year.
The staff came out to the yard with small signs against violence in classrooms, while a larger banner dominated the gathering, which ended with applause from the attendees. The event served to convey the support of the rest of the educational community to the two professionals.
The deputy director of the school, Juan Méndez, explained that both are still affected, especially emotionally. "They are struggling due to the physical harm, the fall, and the assaults, and especially psychologically, questioning whether this is worth it or not," he stated during the gathering.
"We have to say that we have not felt alone in this situation"
Méndez thanked the support received from the Educational Inspection, the Territorial Delegation of Education, and the Coín City Council. Regarding the origin of the incident, he recounted that it all began after the misbehaviour of a group of students, who were reprimanded to prevent the situation from recurring. Subsequently, one of the families was contacted, and several relatives came to the school, where "they accessed the premises in an inappropriate manner," according to the deputy director. It was then that the assault on the director and the other teacher occurred.
The school has around 1,100 students from numerous nationalities and cultures. The management distanced the incident from this diversity and assured that general coexistence is proceeding normally. "There are many cultures, many nationalities, and they coexist with a certain harmony," Méndez noted.
The management team took advantage of the gathering to demand more resources to support students who face greater difficulties in coexistence and adaptation to the educational environment. The school considers it necessary to strengthen the means to address these cases without harming the other students. The staff does not rule out repeating the protests if these measures do not materialise. "We do not give up on continuing this type of gathering until measures and resources are taken to provide quality support to all students, regardless of their nationality, culture, or background," added the deputy director.
The mayor of Coín, Francisco Santos, also attended, condemning the assault and calling for a judicial response and measures from the Education department to ensure the safety of students and professionals. "These are behaviours that cannot be tolerated," the mayor asserted, advocating for a review of the tools available to schools in dealing with students with serious behavioural issues.
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