Valencian Education Leaders Threaten Collective Resignation Over Lack of Official Proposal

Teachers' representatives demand serious commitments to resolve the indefinite strike, threatening a joint resignation if no response is received.

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Management teams of public educational centers in the Valencian Community have warned they might submit a collective resignation if the Ministry of Education does not offer a "written, serious, and sufficient" proposal to resolve the indefinite teachers' strike.

The measure is being considered as a last resort due to the lack of progress in negotiations between the Ministry and the unions that called for the strike, which began on the 11th. This decision was made after a meeting of management teams from various educational levels held in Picanya.
The signatories are demanding verifiable commitments regarding the main demands put forth by the union organizations, including STEPV, CCOO, UGT, CSIF, and ANPE. In a joint manifesto, they assert that the situation of public education in Valencia is "increasingly unsustainable".
The management teams state that their intention is not to abandon the centers, but to defend them. They highlighted that they have maintained educational activity in critical situations such as the pandemic, staff shortages, constant regulatory changes, emergencies, and underfunding.
In this context, they warn that if there is no sufficient response from the Ministry, they will promote new "coordinated, proportionate, and collective" pressure measures, including the coordinated resignation of management teams as an extreme measure.
The signatories are asking the Ministry to stop "wasting time" and present a proposal with concrete commitments, a defined timeline, and sufficient budget. They believe that public education in Valencia requires "structural solutions, not empty declarations".
The manifesto also denounces structural deficiencies, bureaucratic overload, insufficient resources, and a response they consider clearly inadequate from the Ministry concerning the needs affecting students, teachers, and families. Furthermore, they reject any attempt to create conflict between teachers and families, arguing that improving educational conditions means protecting students' right to quality attention.