The union wants to go beyond the instructions that the Department of Education sent to schools on October 22. Those measures set out how to act when an account of this kind appears: collect evidence, report the facts to the Education Department and the Inspectorate, notify the National Police or Civil Guard when appropriate, and ask platforms to remove the content.
STEA considers this framework “a necessary first step,” but is also calling for action before the problem escalates. Its proposal therefore sets a maximum 48-hour period for an initial response to the affected teacher and a plan of action within ten days, as well as immediate legal assistance and confidential psychological support until the case is closed.
A SPECIFIC PROTOCOL FOR AFFECTED TEACHERS
Among the 10 measures is also a quick guide titled “What should I do if I appear in a curi?”, designed to ensure that any teacher knows from the outset what evidence to preserve and how to act. The union is also proposing digital coexistence training for teachers and students and the creation of a digital coexistence unit at each school, with officially recognized working hours.
The 10-point plan also includes measures to protect teachers’ data and digital identity, as well as the creation of a sectoral digital coexistence committee involving the Department of Education, the Inspectorate and families. STEA will formally request that it be convened and will seek a response within a maximum of 30 days.
A REGISTER TO FIND OUT HOW MANY CASES THERE ARE
Another new measure will be the creation of a union register of incidents, which will analyze every three months how many cases occur, what type of content is circulated and how long it takes for a response to arrive. The aim is to subsequently bring the data to negotiations with the authorities and gain a better understanding of the scale of a phenomenon that has grown rapidly in recent weeks.
The union also wants to involve students and is proposing the initiative “The other story of your high school,” aimed at promoting forms of humor and creativity that are not built at the expense of singling out or humiliating other people. “Freedom of expression does not protect mockery that singles out a person by name and surname. Humor does not justify harm,” STEA argues.
“When it comes to curis, we do not want easy headlines: we want measures. Today, STEA is putting 10 on the table,” said its spokesperson, Tomás Sancho. As of this Thursday, the union’s legal advisory service is available to any teacher who appears in one of these accounts, helping them collect evidence, demand the removal of content and assess possible legal action.
