The Socialist Group in the Cabildo of Lanzarote has managed to get the Cabildo to demand that the Government of the Canary Islands urgently improve the care of NEAE students in Lanzarote. The socialists demanded that Oswaldo Betancort ask the Government of the Canary Islands to urgently improve the care of NEAE students in Lanzarote. The councilor of the Socialist Group, Alberto Aguiar, pointed out the critical situation in Lanzarote: "the beginning of the school year has revealed the lack of essential resources for the care of children with special needs in Lanzarote and La Graciosa. The education of these minors is being seriously harmed, and we cannot allow them to continue paying the consequences of poor management by the Ministry", he pointed out.
Along these lines, the Socialist Group presented a motion for the Cabildo to urge the Ministry of Education of the Government of the Canary Islands to sign agreements with the Cabildos to improve care for NEAE students and request that the resources that have been cut this 2024/2025 academic year for the care of students with special educational needs (NEAE) be restored. Among the most worrying cuts is the reduction of educational assistants, a fundamental resource to guarantee inclusive and equitable education.
"It was essential that the Cabildo of Lanzarote take a firm stance and demand immediate solutions to ensure that no child receives the appropriate care that belongs to them by right. Education is a fundamental right and the Government of the Canary Islands must fulfill its obligation to provide the necessary resources to ensure a quality education for all", concluded Aguiar.
These shortcomings were pointed out by the Confederation of AMPAS Federations (CONFAPA), which represents the families of the islands of Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and La Palma, who were present through a representation in the plenary session. In its report "Proposals for education and inclusion", prepared together with associations that work with functional diversity, CONFAPA exposes the serious difficulties faced by students with special needs in the educational centers of Lanzarote.
Among the measures requested in the motion was the signing of agreements between the Ministry of Education and the Island Councils to improve educational infrastructures and respond to the needs of NEAE students. In addition, the Ministry of Employment of the Government of the Canary Islands is urged to implement a Specific Employment Plan with specialized personnel, aimed at reinforcing care in key classrooms, even during extracurricular hours.
