The letter, which defends minimum services and assures that the evaluation of second-year baccalaureate students «is non-negotiable», has been met with an avalanche of criticism. Teachers, unionists, and families accuse the Valencian government of using public resources to pit parents against teachers, with arguments they consider debatable.
“"The government of which it is a part represents the greatest threat against our language and public education that Valencians have ever suffered."
A former senator and professor has filed a formal complaint, denouncing the overload of student-teacher ratios, the climatic conditions in classrooms, and the lack of support for students with special educational needs. He also described the letter as a «series of lies» and called for the resignation of the counselor.
The indignation has spread to social media, where an Alicante councilor accused the Department of using institutional resources to pit families and teachers against each other, instead of resolving an educational conflict that has been accumulating discontent for years. Other teachers have expressed their disagreement, calling the letter «shameless» and reaffirming their commitment to the strike.
A law professor has publicly questioned whether the use of public resources to send such a letter could have legal implications, referring to rulings that consider the use of public means for partisan issues a crime.
This letter comes after a week of unsuccessful negotiations with the unions. The offer of a linear salary increase of 1,050 gross euros annually was deemed insufficient by teacher representatives, who insist that the conflict goes beyond salary and includes staff shortages, excessive bureaucracy, deteriorating educational infrastructure, and setbacks in language policy. Unions also reject the minimum services imposed by the Generalitat, which they consider excessive and aimed at limiting the strike's impact.
