Ombudsman regrets ‘very little empathic’ response from school where alleged incident of bullying occurred

Eliana Revollarresponsible ombudsman, assured that her institution was “alarmed” by the case of a 12-year-old schoolgirl who was injured after falling from the fourth floor of her school in tieafter an alleged incident of intimidation.

“School violence is any kind of violence, but bullying is a systematic practice among students as well. So yes, there are warnings to be made in the family environment, in the school environment,” he noted in News extension.

“For this reason, it is important for the educational community to provide protection, a preventive look at children, at what is happening,” he added.

In this sense, Eliana Revollar He noticed “very little sympathy” from the Saco Oliveros school in Salamanca, where the incident took place.

“Unfortunately, in this case, we saw a very unsympathetic reaction from the school, the private school; regarding the position of this minor, ”commented the defender.

“In addition, there are family problems, prevention needs to be done at school, so we pay attention,” he said.

An increase in bullying

Eliana Revollar noted that during 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of cases of bullying and violence decreased; but this has changed as a result of the resumption of activities and face-to-face studies.

” Ombudsman when he demanded to be present, he also recognized the need to combat violence and bullying in the school,” he said.

In this sense, he warned that while there are an average of 700 cases in 2021 intimidation At the national level, so far in 2022, “we have over seven thousand cases on the Yes You See portal of the Ministry of Education.”