The Palma Court upholds Miquel Roldán's conviction for harassment of a minor, but does not disqualify him from public office.
In this way, the teacher will be able to continue teaching.

PalmThe Provincial Court of Palma has upheld the one-year prison sentence of teacher Miquel Roldán for the crime of harassment of a former underage student. The court practically upholds the ruling issued by Palma Criminal Court No. 3 last November. Despite upholding the account of the events and the conviction for harassment, the Court did not impose any disqualification on Roldán, allowing him to continue teaching. The court of first instance considered that the events were not related to his teaching status and, therefore, this measure should not be applied.
The ruling also partially sided with Roldán's defense and excludes the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands from the criminal proceedings, annulling the award of costs. The Court considers that the events, which occurred after the defendant ceased to be the minor's teacher, do not fall within the jurisdiction of the regional government, nor can the latter be considered aggrieved. "The events occurred years after they met as teacher and student and outside of the school, so the Balearic education system cannot be considered indirectly affected," the ruling states.
Harassment of a former student
According to the ruling, at the end of 2020, Roldán began playing padel tennis with the victim, who had been his student between 2016 and 2017. A year later, the minor decided to end the relationship and blocked him on several apps after the teacher made inappropriate comments such as "handsome" or "hottie."
Despite this, Roldán continued to persistently try to contact him and his family. The minor, frightened, informed his schoolmates and family members of the incident and asked them to accompany him on all his outings for fear of running into him. The attempts to contact him continued until the school informed the authorities, and in December 2021, a Palma court issued a restraining order against the teacher.
A case that returns to the news
The case came back into the news at the beginning of this school year, when the families of the CEIP Maria Antònia Salvà They decided not to take their children to class in protest at Roldán's presence at the school.
The regional minister of Education and Universities, Antoni Vera, said he understood the parents' position but pointed out that the government "has no authority" to disqualify the teacher and that "the only thing it can do" is implement preventative measures. Vera asked the Ministry of Education for a legal amendment to allow teachers to be removed from similar cases, but the Ministry—headed by Pilar Alegría—responded that, despite studying the matter "with the utmost rigor," it does not contemplate immediate legislative changes.
The Ministry argued that the ruling does not include any disqualification from working with minors and that, therefore, current legislation does not allow teachers to be prevented from continuing their professional activity.
Weeks later, a joint committee between the administration and unions agreed by a large majority that Roldán should undergo a medical examination to assess his suitability for continued contact with minors. However, the teacher claims he is on medical leave and cannot take the exam until it ends.