The case of Miquel Roldán has placed the educational system in front of a conflict as delicate as it is difficult to resolve. The teacher, convicted of harassing a minor, returned to practice after serving the sentence imposed by Justice. And it is precisely in this fact where the contradiction appears that today shakes a public school in Palma, worries families and leaves the Ministry of Education with no room for maneuver. Legally, Roldán can return to teaching and be the tutor of the group of children assigned to him. Socially, a significant part of the educational community considers it incomprehensible that this is possible.

The current legislation allows a teacher convicted of child abuse to continue working in classrooms once they have served their sentence. This is the current situation, pending the Spanish government finalizing the text of the reform of the Law for the Comprehensive Protection of Children and Adolescents against Violence (Lopivi) to prevent such cases, with the question still open as to whether it will be applied retroactively. The debate has accelerated following the case of Miquel Roldán, a temporary teacher convicted in 2024 to one year in prison for having abused a former student. The law does not foresee cases like Roldán's, and he has been able to return to work.

The Council of Ministers has approved the reform of the Law for the Comprehensive Protection of Children and Adolescents against Violence (Lopivi) to, among other measures, prevent teachers convicted of crimes related to minors from practicing. This decision has had a special echo in the Balearic Islands following the case of Miquel Roldán, a professional sentenced to one year in prison for harassing a former student, who upon returning to practice has caused families from CEIP Son Pisà and CEIP Maria Antònia Salvà to go on strike to reject his presence in a classroom with children. However, will this legislative modification really affect him?

Miquel Roldán is convicted of harassment of minors, according to article 172 ter of the Penal Code. In no case are sexual offenses attributed to him. ARA Balears has had access to the sentence that declared him guilty in the year 2024. What did he do and why was he convicted? The arrival of the teacher at CEIP Son Pisà has provoked the reaction of families, who refuse to take their children there. The same already happened at the beginning of the school year at CEIP Maria Antònia Salvà. Before, in the 2024-2025 school year, he had been at CEIP Gabriel Janer i Manila, where there was also unease and nervousness. The Ministry cannot remove him from teaching because he is not disqualified.

The Minister of Education, Antoni Vera, has lamented that the modification of the article of the Law for the comprehensive protection of children and adolescents (LOPIVI) to prevent people convicted of crimes against minors from working as teachers has been included within a broader reform that will not be in force for the next academic year.

In the Department of Education, meetings where attendees are prohibited from bringing their mobile phones into the room are common. According to sources from the department, this measure is applied "to avoid distractions and maintain a serene work environment." "Especially when dealing with a sensitive topic, for confidentiality," adds Education. This practice, however, generates surprise and debate among parts of the educational community, who consider this level of restriction in institutional work spaces unusual.

The families of CEIP Son Pisà have announced the lifting of the strike they have maintained for seven days, which consisted of not taking their children to school to denounce the presence at the center of Miquel Roldán, a teacher convicted of harassment. Nevertheless, they explain, the decision does not imply the end of the conflict or their demands. In the statement, the families explain that “much to our regret and despite having achieved 30% participation today, we announce for tomorrow, the 6th, the lifting of the general strike we have maintained for seven days”.

The families of CEIP Son Pisà in Palma are maintaining the indefinite educational strike due to the presence of a teacher convicted of harassment, despite the fact that the follow-up to the protest has decreased in recent days.

The strike at CEIP Son Pisà, which began last Wednesday due to the hiring of Miquel Roldán, a teacher convicted of harassing a former student, continued this Monday, pending a meeting with the Ministry of Education and Universities at 4 p.m.

A row of children's t-shirts hung along the primary school playground fence has turned CEIP Son Pisà into a striking image of protest this Friday. Each piece of clothing represents a child who has not entered class today. The action, organized by families at 9:00 AM — the usual start time of the school day — is part of the strike they began on Tuesday not to bring their children to the center, in protest of the presence of Miquel Roldán, a teacher with a final ruling for harassment of a minor ex-student. The stoppage has massive support, and today 61% of students were absent, one point more than this Thursday.

A row of children's t-shirts hung along the fence of the primary school playground has turned the CEIP Son Pisà into a heartbreaking image of protest this Friday. Each piece of clothing represents a child who has not entered class today. The action, organized by families at 9:00 AM —the usual start time of the school day—, is part of the strike they began on Tuesday to not bring their children to the school, in protest of the presence of Miquel Roldán, a teacher with a final ruling for harassment of a former minor student. The strike has massive support, and today 61% of students were absent, one point more than this Thursday.

Miquel Roldán, accompanied by his lawyer, arrived this Thursday afternoon at the Ministry of Education, urgently summoned to discuss his incorporation into CEIP Son Pisà and the conflict that has arisen with the families, as ARA Balears has exclusively learned. The meeting took place after a particularly tense day at the center, in which approximately 60% of the students did not attend class as a sign of rejection of the presence of Roldán, convicted of child harassment. This situation has intensified the pressure on the educational administration, which is now forced to find an immediate solution to a crisis that has shaken the educational community and reopened a debate on the criteria for incorporating staff into schools. On Monday, the center's families will meet with the Director General of Early Childhood, Attention to Diversity and Educational Improvement, Neus Riera, to explain their demands, which include getting Roldán removed from teaching.

Miquel Roldán, accompanied by his lawyer, arrived this Thursday afternoon at the Ministry of Education, urgently summoned to discuss his incorporation into CEIP Son Pisà and the conflict that has arisen with families, as ARA Balears has exclusively learned. The meeting took place after a particularly tense day at the school, in which nearly 60% of the students did not attend class as a sign of rejection of the presence of Roldán, convicted of harassing minors.

The Council of Ministers plans to soon approve an expansion of the child protection law with the aim that individuals convicted of harassment, as is the case with Miquel Roldán, cannot work in the educational field again. This was announced this Thursday in Palma by the Minister of Childhood and Youth, Sira Rego, after meeting with the President of the Govern, Marga Prohens, in a meeting where, among other issues, the case of the convicted teacher who this week joined a school in the city was discussed.

The families of CEIP Son Pisà have agreed not to take their children to school until they meet with the Ministry of Education as a protest measure against the incorporation into the center of the teacher Miquel Roldán, convicted of harassment of minors. The decision was made after a meeting of the educational community with more than 200 families, in which parents evaluated different response options to the situation.

have agreed not to take their children to school until they meet with the Ministry of Education as a protest measure against the incorporation of teacher Miquel Roldán, convicted of child abuse, to the center. The decision was made after a meeting of the educational community with more than 200 families, in which parents evaluated various response options to the situation. During the meeting, the school principal explained that this Wednesday, spontaneously, 40% of the students were absent and the children who came to class "are nervous" because the situation is affecting coexistence.The spokesperson for FAPA Mallorca, Miquel Àngel Guerrero, explained that an extraordinary school council has been convened for Thursday to address the situation, which the local educational inspector will attend to answer the questions of those concerned, because they are "very upset". Some parents have expressed their intention to wait around the school to see if any decision is made that could put an end to this situation.

The families of CEIP Son Pisá have expressed their “deep concern” about the incorporation to the center of Miquel Roldán, the Mallorcan teacher judicially convicted of harassing a minor, a situation that, they assure, has generated “alarm and unease” within the educational community.

The teacher Miquel Roldán, convicted of harassment of minors, has had priority in the process of awarding interim positions ahead of the rest of the participants, in application of an exceptional decision endorsed by a report from the labor risk prevention department of the Ministry of Education, as ARA Balears has learned exclusively through sources close to the Administration. In this way, the teacher has joined this Tuesday at CEIP Son Pisà in Palma, where some families have already chosen not to bring their children and more are mobilizing against the teacher's presence. In principle, he will be there until April 28. However, as has been learned, it is likely that the stay will be extended.

The teacher convicted of child abuse, Miquel Roldán, will return this Tuesday, April 21, to CEIP Son Pisà in Palma to cover a temporary leave of absence until April 28, as ARA Balears has learned exclusively. This is a particularly sensitive return because it comes without any medical evaluation being finally applied, although it had been initially authorized by the Ministry of Education and the unions within the framework of the parity committee. That preventive measure was proposed following the conflict that arose during his time at CEIP Maria Antònia Salva in Son Sardina, but Roldán took medical leave at the time the study was to be carried out, which left him in suspense. Months later, the Ministry ended up withdrawing the proposal, and the teacher will now return to practice without having undergone any specific evaluation. His return reopens the debate that arose at the beginning of the school year at CEIP Maria Antònia Salvà in Son Sardina, where his incorporation triggered an episode of sustained protest that included an 11-day family strike without taking the children to school at the beginning of the school year.

The case of Miquel Roldán was debated this Tuesday in the Catalan Parliament. The plenary session approved the consideration of a bill proposed by the People's Party (PP) to prevent individuals convicted of child abuse from working as teachers or in any other profession involving regular contact with children. The initiative passed with 50 votes in favor from all parties and three abstentions from Vox. The proposal seeks to amend the Organic Law on Comprehensive Protection of Children and Adolescents against Violence (LOVIPI), an amendment that, if definitively approved, must be sent to the Congress of Deputies for final ratification. Specifically, it contemplates expanding the grounds for automatic disqualification from practicing professions, trades, and activities that involve contact with minors.