The PP wants to ban those convicted of harassment from working with minors following the Roldán case

PalmThe case of Miquel Roldán will be debated this Tuesday in the Catalan Parliament. The chamber will discuss a proposal from the People's Party (PP) to amend the Comprehensive Protection of Children and Adolescents Act and prohibit those convicted with a final sentence for any crime against sexual freedom and integrity from working with minors. This involves modifying Article 57 of the Act to include this requirement. The joint spokesperson for the PP parliamentary group, Marga Duran, explained that the initiative stems from the controversy that arose when Roldán, who had served a sentence for harassment, sought to return to his teaching position at the CEIP Maria Antònia Salvà school in Son Sardina. Families organized protests that lasted for weeks, and the teacher ultimately went on sick leave.

"It is a requirement for access to and practice of any profession, trade, or activity that involves regular contact with minors not to have been convicted by final judgment for any crime against sexual freedom and integrity (...), for any crime of human trafficking (...), as well as for any crime related to..." gender violence or hate, reads the amendment to the PP law. "Anyone seeking access to these professions, trades, or activities must prove this circumstance by providing a negative certificate from the Central Registry of Sex Offenders," it concludes.

"There cannot be any legislative gap in these cases," Duran stated. "At the Son Sardina school, with a final conviction for harassment, this teacher could continue working, and the Ministry of Education had its hands full," argued the spokesperson, who defended the legislative change as responding to "a demand from the educational community," and asked for the support of the other parliamentary groups.

In September 2025, the Catalan Ministry of Education requested that the Spanish government channel the amendment to the organic law through the Congress of Deputies, but this is not expected to happen. Now, the Popular Party is taking the initiative in the Catalan Parliament. If approved, it would then have to be sent to the lower house.