UIB students report that professors threaten to give tickets to those who strike for Palestine.

PalmMembers of the "Carot, Enough Complicity" campaign, made up of students and staff at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), have publicly denounced the fact that some professors have threatened to "punish" those who support the Palestinian strike scheduled for this Wednesday. They also warned students, according to a statement from the platform, that assessment activities will be carried out in their absence.

"Neither one nor the other is legal on the day of a legally convened strike at a general level, and specifically a student strike, because it implies restricting a basic right enshrined in the Constitution among political rights," they stated. "Now they are not clearing people's minds and are not providing legal certainty in the face of these attempts to curtail the strike. There are many students who, despite supporting the cause, will choose not to strike, and the UIB will have played its part in this regard," they noted. Many of these students, they continued, contacted various unions, from which they were made aware "that their rights are more than covered and that if they receive reprisals they can be reported."

They also expressed their concerns to the university trustee, who, "in an extremely restrictive interpretation of political rights, and specifically the right to strike," responded that if the Student Council does not support the mobilization, as is the case, "it cannot be justified."

Similarly, they encouraged people to attend the demonstration that will take place this Wednesday at 12:00 noon in front of the rectorate "to demand an end to complicity with the companies that support genocide."

The UIB has clarified that no student will be penalized for joining the strike.

In response, sources at the UIB expressed their respect for the right to strike and clarified that students exercising their right to strike entails the possibility of not attending class for that day, and absences will be considered justified provided this reason is stated. Therefore, the University has urged faculty to adopt the measures they deem appropriate to avoid harming students who decide to support this initiative.

Finally, the UIB reiterated its commitment to peace, the defense of human rights, and freedom of expression. "These are essential values that are part of its mission as a public higher education institution and as a space for dialogue, coexistence, and critical reflection," they stated.