Until November 17, the primary and secondary schools of La Rioja will be able to request the talks that are given within the Master Plan for School Coexistence, promoted by the Ministry of the Interior and which aims to respond in a coordinated way to the issues related to the safety of students, as well as to improve their knowledge about police resources for the prevention of crime and protection of victims.
The Government delegate in La Rioja, Beatriz Arraiz Nalda, has presented the new call for the Master Plan, accompanied by the director of the Educational High Inspection Area, Félix Alonso Ibergallartu.
Arraiz Nalda recalled that the Government Delegation in La Rioja, through the coordination of the High Educational Inspection Area and the collaboration of the Superior Police Headquarters of La Rioja, the X Civil Guard Area and the Coordination Unit against Violence against Women, has given a series of informative talks on prevention in schools in La Rioja with great success over recent years.
In this way, and as in previous editions, during the first half of next year, talks will be given to secondary school students that focus on four thematic areas: internet risks; bullying and hate crimes; drugs, alcohol and vandalism; and gender, sexual and domestic violence.
In addition, there is a fifth thematic possibility that brings together contents from the four previous focuses aimed at teachers and families. Regarding Primary, the talks will only be given to the teachers and Ampas who request it. For the students of these primary schools, it is expected that they will attend only to attend special cases due to specific problems detected.
Balance of the 2024-2025 academic year
Before detailing the data of the School Coexistence Plan for the 2024-2025 academic year, Arraiz Nalda explained that the balance sheet includes the training activity carried out by the Traffic Headquarters in La Rioja, focused on raising awareness among young people of the importance of road safety. “These traffic sessions are very well received and awaken the consciousness of many young people by being taught by people who were like them and who, as a result of an accident, changed their lives,” he said.
For his part, the director of the High Educational Inspection Area, Félix Alonso Ibergallartu, explained that during the 2024-2025 academic year the high figures of talks given in the educational centers of La Rioja were maintained, with a total of 572 talks attended by 15,871 members of the educational community, 657 more than last academic year.
For subjects that were addressed with the students, the risks of the internet were the most demanded talks (223), followed by school bullying and hate crimes (132), drugs, alcohol and vandalism (78), gender and domestic violence (61) and road safety (57). Another 21 talks were addressed to parents and teachers.
In addition, in the past year, the collaboration of FAPA and CONCAPA continued, celebrating the II Educational Day for families “Internet Risks” aimed at families.
As Alonso Ibergallartu points out, the main objective of the Master Plan for Coexistence and Improvement of Safety in Educational Centers and their Environments is to coordinate between the educational community and the Security Forces and Bodies to provide the youngest students with the necessary knowledge and tools, in order to prevent or detect risk situations that may affect their safety. In short, the formation of young people in respect for rights and freedoms, and in the values of dignity and equality.
Given the data on bullying that has registered an increase of 2.9% compared to the last year promoted by cyber-bulling and the use of AI, according to the study prepared by the ANAR Foundation and Mutua Madrileña, he stressed that “we need as a society that educational centers, as decision-making elements that intervene in the learning and development of children and adolescents, are, without a doubt, a safe space”.
In addition, he added, we must be vigilant and prevent behaviors in youth and adolescence of normalization of violent and vexatious behaviors, as part of the development of their sexuality.
This last year there has been an increase in sexual violence among minors and cases of gender violence committed by minors, therefore, these talks aim to sensitize and guide students about those behaviors that can lead to criminal or violent actions, promoting the values of responsibility, equality, respect and coexistence.
Another important aspect to keep in mind is that these talks serve to make the students know and trust the Security Forces and Bodies and the public service they provide to the community.
