More than a hundred teachers from public centers in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Santa Cristina, Castell-Platja d’Aro, and S’Agaró have joined forces to protest the critical situation in classrooms. These mobilizations precede the general education strike on February 11, highlighting the need for increased resources, support staff, reduced student-teacher ratios, salary increases, and less administrative bureaucracy.
This mobilization aims to defend quality public education for all students and fair working conditions for teachers.
Teachers report high student diversity and a lack of resources to ensure inclusion and cover unmet educational needs. They also complain that administrative paperwork, applications, and procedures consume crucial hours that should be dedicated to pedagogical tasks and class preparation.
A major grievance is the loss of purchasing power, as salaries have been frozen since 2008, resulting in a 20 to 25% reduction in their real income. The protests will culminate in Sant Feliu de Guíxols on February 11 with a concentration at 8:45 h and a subsequent demonstration ending at the Sant Joan square for the reading of the manifesto, before heading to Girona.
