MC he can’t anymore. You need to change cities and start from scratch. His son, whom we will call Eric, 16 years old, suffered ‘bullying’ in a Barberà del Vallès institute for several years. He changed schools, but now he cannot go out on the street alone, he is afraid. A ruling by the Contentious-Administrative Court number 17 of Barcelona, however, exempts the defendants from all criminal liability: the institute and the Generalitat.“There is no recourse against this ruling.” This phrase, included in the ruling, dated April 22, 2022, has sunk the family, who no longer know where to turn. That is why they have written a letter to Entre Todos. “I only have the right to throw a tantrum and make our history known. I don’t have enough money to hire a good lawyer and continue fighting & rdquor ;, explains to this newspaper MC, 46 years old.
Eric’s parents, who had diagnosed with ASD and ADHD, They chose that publicly owned educational center because they were assured that their son would be accompanied by psychologists and specialized educators, but soon after a nightmare began that still haunts them. A group of classmates began ridiculing him, even sharing videos on social media in which he was mocked. In the WhatsApp group that they had to discuss homework and other school matters, they repeatedly insulted him. They even tied him to a chair and beat him, says his mother. As a consequence of these actions, he developed a behavioral disorder, according to the reader. “I sent several letters to the school and the EAP (primary care team), but I never got a response. I filed a complaint with the Mossos, providing evidence, and they spoke with these boys and their parents, but they couldn’t do more. Being minors, they were unimputable & rdquor ;, remembers MC, who in the end chose to leave his son at home for two months. Social services and a psychologist, he assures, recommended him to separate him “as long as the problem is not solved & rdquor ;.
Far from improving, the situation worsened. The complaint stirred up his alleged harassers. He got threats of death and tried kill yourself on at least three occasions. Eric took all the frustration out of him at home, recalls his mother. Until then he had been a relatively quiet boy, who got good grades, especially in mathematics and computer science, a detail that also generated misgivings among some classmates, according to his mother’s version. “During those two months at home he punched the walls, he had a lot of accumulated anger. He didn’t understand why he had to stay home when he hadn’t done anything. –continues MC-, why his stalkers could lead a normal life and he could not, go to class, go on an excursion & rdquor ;.
No criminal charge
The sentence states that the minor was subject to “rejection & rdquor; by the school group to which he belonged, which resulted in “some harassment, derogatory messages, threats and refusal to participate in games & rdquor ;. However, the same sentence determines that they are not capable “of detecting facts that are so serious or extraordinary as to deserve a criminal reproach, or the consideration of the existence of a situation of harassment in the legal term of the word”. In other words, The judge considers that it was a conflict situation “that is at a lower level than harassment & rdquor ;.
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The same letter lists various reports and inspections between 2019 and 2021, so the judge understands that the educational administration did everything in its power to help the minor. In any case, yes, he reproaches the school for not informing the mother, that he addressed the teaching staff on multiple occasions without receiving a response and explanations.
The public defender who defended the interests of the minor requested 30,000 euros for the damage caused. To the plaintiffs, although they are going through a delicate economic situation, since she has an “absolute disability & rdquor; that prevents him from working for about five years, money does not matter to them. MC plans to go with her son to Madrid and leave these four years behind, but it would be much easier with another ruling. Feels that a great injustice is being committed Y He maintains that the institute’s management could have done much more to protect the minor. “I feel dejected and demoralized, but I hope my story is of some use & rdquor ;, apostille.