Nearly 10 out of 100 students suffer from bullying in Andalusian schools.

According to Andalusia, Ceuta, Melilla Autonomous Public Prosecutor’s Office During 2024, 75 reform files were initiated within the section on school violence and bullying, the majority in one state. malagaa total of 62.

president of Andalusian military government, Juanma Moreno, announced in parliament this week Andalusia Holding a meeting regardingbullyingin a classroom with active participation by all involved. “We are talking about social issues that are worrying everyone,” Moreno told the regional chamber.

The data handled by local government As shown in the Diagnosis on Children and Youth in Andalusia prepared by the Technical Secretariat of the Third Children and Youth Plan 2024-2027 (III PIA), 9.3 percent of Andalusian students between the ages of 11 and 18 say they have been abused at school.

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The rate was 10.4 percent for boys and 8.2 percent for girls, according to documents reviewed by this newspaper. 1.8% said it happened several times a week, compared to 2.3% of boys and 1.2% of girls.

Regarding the number of times they believed they had participated in abuse against another classmate in the past few months, 10.4% said they had participated once or twice in the past few months, compared to 12.4% of boys and 8.4% of girls. Additionally, 5.3 percent of boys and girls in Andalusia are victims of cyberbullying or “bullying.”cyber bullyingAt least once.

It’s surprising that this kind of situation is far more likely to be carried out by them than by them. The Diagnosis of Childhood and Youth in Andalusia therefore shows that 80 percent of bullying episodes are caused by boys, compared to 20 percent by girls and adolescents.

What do teachers think about these numbers?Labor unions CSIFThe majority of teachers employed in public schools believe they are in short supply. Elena Garcia is education argues that “the problem is much larger, affecting more students and more teachers” than reflected in the statistics cited above.

“For example, according to the data we have, more than six in 10 teachers affirm that they have addressed the most recent incident of harassment that occurred in the past few years, and 85% have called for stronger staff, faculty, and guidance personnel within the education center,” Garcia said.

For CSIF, it is true that conflicts in the classroom are on the rise, and this is not strictly a school problem, but rather a social problem, so its approach must be comprehensive from the fields of education, family and health.

Elena Garcia explained that the union has been holding training seminars on bullying for its members since 2018, considering that the phenomenon of bullying is becoming more serious. “Children are being formed as adults in a society that does not provide the best environment. There is a clear loss of values, tensions are evident on social networks and on television, where harsh criticism and insults abound, all of which ultimately spills over into the classroom.”

Teachers at the united school agree with the opinion of their colleagues at the community center, which is pure and simple. In the wake of the tragedy of Seville student Sandra Peña, trade unions FSIEThis organization, which brings together the majority of these professionals, advocates “giving dignity to the professional and dedicated work of the teaching staff, administrative services and teaching staff of all subsidized and private centers in Andalusia”.

The FSIE also decried the “lack of resources in teaching and mental and emotional support at the centre, and the lack of resources we are requesting from the centre.” management Andalusia calls for an increase and extension of orientation time at all educational levels and that it be fair for all networks. We emphasize that bullying is a social problem that requires a comprehensive and coordinated response, not confrontation or simplistic debate.