2026-09-11
The absence of support and the risks for students
The lack of support from a support assistant at school can have direct consequences on student safety. A case has been reported where a child broke their arm after performing a death jump, a situation that, according to the family, occurred because the assistant had not shown up. You can read more details in the font.
This situation occurs in a context where the allocation of hours is variable. In Girona, for example, there are 9 centers with published hours, and 4 of them lost hours between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 academic years.
Generally, the Ombudsman reported in January 2025 that, despite a global increase of 15.5% in hours, 23.2% of centers (466 out of 2,011) saw their allocation reduced.