Education has said it respects the right to strike and recalled that minimum services have already been established to ensure student care. It also insisted that the regional government “always watches over and will continue to watch over the strict independence of inspection bodies” and stressed that all public employees, including those responsible for the Education Inspectorate, must act according to criteria of “objectivity, autonomy and respect” for the rights of all Aragonese people.
One of the main points of disagreement between the Aragonese government and the unions concerns disciplinary proceedings opened against teachers. In this regard, Education said that “it is not true that there are seven cases linked to the Ramón y Cajal Secondary School in Huesca.”
A PROCEDURE INITIATED TO “PROTECT A MINOR’S RIGHTS”
The Department specified that there is only one unresolved case and two warnings on record, only one of which resulted in a penalty for a minor offense. It also noted that these proceedings affect 0.41% of Huesca’s teaching staff, according to the Education Inspectorate’s report for the 2025-2026 school year.
Education also rejected claims that the disciplinary proceedings referred to by the unions and the opposition amounted to an “attack on trade union freedom.” According to its account, the procedure was initiated because a civil servant had allegedly breached “one of their fundamental obligations: protecting a minor’s rights.”
In any event, Education clarified that processing of the case has been suspended until the General Inspectorate of Services completes the investigation requested by the unions two weeks ago. It also defended the safeguards built into these procedures and recalled that sanctions have been annulled ex officio when formal defects were identified.
Finally, the Government of Aragon argued that demands concerning the reduction of bureaucracy, the harmonization of criteria between Huesca, Zaragoza and Teruel, and clarification of LOMLOE planning must be addressed at the regional level. It therefore said that it is keeping channels of dialogue open through the Education Sectoral Committee and is working on a proposal for specific commitments to improve pedagogical support in classrooms.
