Aguirre was referring to yesterday's a vote by the school council at the Instituto Camilo José Cela de Pozuelo in Alarcón, which ratified the school's earlier decision not to allow pupils to wear headgear, including, in this case, the moslem veil.
The president did not make any specific reference to the controversial case in Alcorcón, but said "loud and clear" that the government "respects and supports the rules made by each and every school council", underlining that it was not the government's place to interfere in the running of an individual institution, provided it was being done within the norms laid down by the regional executive.
Aguirre made it clear that the Comunidad de Madrid give "autonomy" to schools and colleges in matters of internal rules and management decisions and that this autonomy then has to be respected by the government, as well as by the pupils, the staff and the parents at each individual centre. In her opinion, this is the only way to "guarantee a happy environment and the success of the educational aims".
The president made these comments to the press after officially opening the new Santamarca college, in the Chamartín district of Madrid, and after her tour of the college, where 460 students will now study, some of whom are immigrants, but none of whom were wearing any religious headgear.
STUDENTS taking the vocational training and education route in Spanish schools and colleges will carry out work experience as part of their course, which will count towards their eventual pension plans, the ministry of...
ANYONE living in the Orihuela Costa area who is not yet fluent in Spanish can improve their skills – or learn the language from scratch – free of charge in a month-long course starting after Easter.
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A VILLAGE in southern Spain wants UNESCO intangible heritage status for its pavement chatter on summer evenings – residents parking their chairs outside their front door and having an al fresco chin-wag.
