The Government is going to shield Ceuta’s schools and institutes with uniformed police to give a sense of “security” and “tranquility” to residents after at least seven educational centers have been vandalized by groups of irregular immigrants who arrived via Morocco.
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Some families have stated that they will not take them to school when classes begin on the 8th. The Ministry of Education, which holds educational competence in autonomous cities (in autonomous communities, regional governments hold it), stated this Wednesday that the start of the 2026/2027 school year remains on the scheduled calendar and that it will not postpone entry due to the emergency situation in Ceuta amidst the migratory crisis.
The Secretary of State for Education, Abelardo de la Rosa, appeared tonight in Ceuta after the meeting held by the Local Security Board for the planning of the start of the school year in Ceuta. He announced the presence of “uniformed” agents on “school routes, in the vicinity of the centers and within the centers themselves.” The guards will also be “at bus stops, during entry and exit times, and during recess.”
There will be members of the Local Police, the National Police, the Civil Guard, Civil Protection “and even the Armed Forces,” who participated in the meeting and who, according to De la Rosa, are now “organizing the composition of personnel for each center.”
In addition to surveillance during commutes and at centers during school hours, the number two of Education announced that schools and institutes “will be monitored in the afternoons and at night to prevent intrusions.”
As published by EL MUNDO, the schools Ortega y Gasset, Santa Amelia, Ciudad de Ceuta, Valle Inclán, Rey Juan Carlos I, Rosalía de Castro and Miguel Hernández have suffered “intrusions” by immigrants who have sought these facilities to sleep and wash. The Government of Ceuta has had to “clean,” “disinfect,” and “recover” educational facilities after finding numerous remains of trash and excrement.
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In some cases, unauthorized entries have been recurrent, and the Ceuta government has asked the Ministry for more private security and video surveillance. Sources from the Ministry of Education have specified that private security will monitor the interiors of the centers. “And the exteriors must be police surveillance, by the corresponding body.”
De la Rosa wanted to convey a message of calm to families and teachers. “The city is experiencing tense moments, and we must show solidarity, but we must provide the necessary tranquility so that families trust the centers for their children to go there to be educated with the necessary security,” he said.
He reported on the creation of a security plan and a psychosocial action plan for students and parents who are experiencing “stressful situations.”
He also insisted that “the course will start as planned, on September 8.” “Trust the State Security Forces and Corps, the Government Delegation, and the Ministry; we assure you the necessary tranquility and support. The centers are ready for opening, they are safe and will remain safe.”
His warning message for parents of children who will stay at home: “Educational activity is a right and a duty that cannot and should not be interrupted.”
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