Overview
- The Departament d’Educació has opened an administrative investigation into alleged mistreatment of autistic pupils at the Centre d’Educació Especial Ventijol in Blanes, and the inquiry remains active.
- La Vanguardia reports an internal school memo recommends restraint measures such as tying children to chairs or using weighted blankets, alongside allegations of slaps, insults and painful holds.
- Parents say a meeting with regional education officials, inspectors and local leaders was very tense after they discovered the investigation through media reports rather than from the school.
- Following a meeting with school leaders, the AFA called for CCTV in common areas, detailed disclosure of containment protocols, greater transparency and urgent upgrades to outdated facilities.
- Education officials told families they have trained staff on containment protocols, while press reports say five teachers have now taken their accusations to the Catalan Antifraud Office.