Overview
- The regional government approved the rule on Tuesday, defining two teaching sessions separated by a two-hour break, with continuous days permitted in September and June.
- The measure covers the second cycle of Infant Education, Primary and Special Education in public schools across the Community of Madrid.
- Any change in a school’s timetable must be initiated by at least one third of its School Council, followed by consultations and a vote requiring a simple majority of ballots cast.
- Final authorization rests with the head of the relevant Territorial Area after an Educational Inspection report that weighs organizational, pedagogical and family-conciliation criteria.
- Schools with a previously approved continuous schedule may keep it, while parent groups largely welcome the shift and teacher unions criticize it, with some studying legal challenges.