"If a math class is scheduled in Catalan, it has to be taught in Catalan." In this graphic way, the president of the Generalitat, Pere Aragonès, wanted to make it clear that the Generalitat will do everything possible not to comply with the sentence of the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC), endorsed by the Supreme Court, which orders to apply a minimum 25% of Spanish in Catalan school. And it is that Aragonès is clear that the linguistic immersion model must be "shielded", despite the judicial decision, and for this he announced that he will increase inspections in Catalan schools to control that educational projects are carried out in the centers and are taught all the classes planned in Catalan, in addition to putting more teachers in the classrooms, in a "co-teaching" system, which must apply 25%,as in the case of Canet de Mar, among others. In total, it is planned to reinforce with 35 teachers.

"We have ordered the Education inspection so that, starting tomorrow, the Generalitat's body of inspectors intensify the supervision of language projects in force in each center to ensure their compliance," said the president, since he considers that it is the best way to reverse "the alarms" that the use of Catalan in school has decreased. However, it will be the University of Barcelona that will carry out a study to deepen the "knowledge of the situation" and "act".

The Government will evade the judicial sentences that oblige 25% in Spanish by putting more teachers in the classrooms with students whose families have requested it, despite the fact that this decision has been highly questioned by the entities in favor of bilingualism that ensure that the decision of the TSJC it should apply to the entire education system and not on a case-by-case basis. Other measures that the Generalitat will implement to "shield" immersion are a plan to promote the use of the Catalan language and "a legislative offensive to strengthen the Catalan educational system within the framework of society and schools."

To seek consensus in this area, Aragonès and other representatives of the Generalitat met this Thursday with social, cultural and educational entities in favor of the immersion model and who are behind the protest next Saturday in favor of the school " in Catalan". "We don't just risk our language, we risk our project and our future as a country," said Aragonès, who explained that Catalonia is experiencing a moment of "exceptionality" in the face of "the political, media and judicial offensive."

In addition, the president considers that the immersion model is "a guarantor of equal opportunities, cohesion and equity" and asked the population to attend the Saturday demonstration called by Som Escola, which will be attended by the entire Government in addition to numerous pro-independence entities, parties and unions.

Ignorance of the Government

The first to react to the announcement of the Generalitat was the Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Pilar Alegría, who in statements in the Ser assured that she does not know "how she is going to execute this question that she has raised." Alegría has reiterated that the "judicial sentences are fulfilled" and "there is no debate", for which he has asked the Generalitat to "act responsibly". In addition, he recalled that the language immersion plan in Catalonia and the autonomous education law "was born as a result of a broad consensus" and "has made it possible for young people" to complete the educational process with skills in both Spanish and Catalan.

"It is a model that has reasonably worked," said Alegría, who stressed, yes, that it could also be "improvable" from "a broad consensus."

"We can hardly reach the necessary consensus if we use the tongue as a throwing weapon," he added.

The Assembly for a Bilingual School also assured that it will use the institutional declaration of Pere Aragonès to file a complaint for disobedience before the TSJC since they consider that the "president of the Generalitat intends to coerce students and teachers in the classrooms that are already taught on the 25th %. We won't allow it. "

The entity refers to the announcement of two teachers for the classrooms in which the 25% is applied in Spanish

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