In a powerful demonstration of unity, approximately 200 individuals, including teachers from La Mina school, parents, students, and healthcare workers from the local Primary Care Center, gathered on Friday to protest against the increasing "normalization of aggression" targeting the teaching staff in this highly challenging area of Sant Adrià de Besòs. Just a stone's throw from where a teacher was attacked with a sharp object while unlocking his car last Tuesday, the educators demanded that authorities address what they describe as "an unsustainable daily violence." The violence, comprising insults and physical attacks, affects not only teachers but also students, administrative staff, cleaners, families, and supervisors, according to the educational community.

Marta del Campo, the school's director, voiced the community's frustration, stating, "We are saying enough to the violence within our neighborhood's socio-educational entities, the healthcare center, and La Mina school. We have signed a manifesto with local organizations to declare that violence is not education." Despite ongoing complaints by the faculty regarding a worsening situation, recent attacks on a teacher and a mother on March 25 by unidentified assailants have marked a turning point for the educational community.

"This neighborhood is complex; we endure numerous incidents that complicate residents' lives, and there's a continuous erosion of respect and authority," added the director amidst teachers and students chanting, "Stop the violence in classrooms" and "We want safety." Some teachers explained that aggression isn't limited to older students but is also common in primary grades, involving racist and sexual insults towards female teachers or death threats.

The director described the attack on the teacher, who was assaulted with the words, "Take this, teacher, for being smart," as "the most challenging situation" she has faced. Arnau Cuesta, a social sciences teacher, noted that some colleagues have endured "mockery" and "trivialization" of last Tuesday's events. "We cannot cross another red line," he emphasized.

Enara Solano, a science teacher, expressed dissatisfaction with the institutional response, stating, "There has been support from the school, though insufficient, but we have not felt supported by institutions. It is not normal for a coworker to be stabbed." The educators have called for measures such as psychological support or classroom assistance, highlighting a widespread lack of respect for the teaching profession throughout Catalonia. "Some students come from very complicated home situations, bringing that energy into the space where they learn," she noted.

Montse, another secondary school teacher, explained that verbal assaults have become so normalized that they are rarely reported to management, as "we know nothing will be done." She detailed the insults, which range from "dirty gypsy" to "I'm going to smash your face," including sexual remarks, especially targeting women. She is unaware of any complaints reaching legal or administrative levels.