Families in Sueca demand Valencian-language spots at the only public high school

Nineteen students are left without access to their chosen language track for the first year of secondary school

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A total of 19 students in Sueca have been left without a spot to study the first year of secondary school (ESO) in Valencian at the IES Joan Fuster, the only public school in the town offering this educational stage.

The decision by the Department of Education to plan a group with Spanish as the base language has caused deep unrest among the affected families, the school, and the Sueca City Council. The groups involved believe this measure limits families' freedom of choice and does not reflect the actual demand in the municipality.
During an information meeting, the school's management explained that several alternatives had been proposed to the Administration, such as converting the Spanish-language group or authorizing a mixed group. According to the school, this second option would have allowed all requests to be met without structural changes, only by increasing teaching hours, but the proposal was rejected.
Faced with this situation, the families have announced the filing of an administrative appeal to demand that the choice made during the admission process be respected. Meanwhile, the local government has confirmed it will continue to make efforts to find a solution that allows for expanding the Valencian-language offer before the start of the school year.