https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The number of children treated in Spain for accidental poisonings after ingesting hand sanitising gels has soared during the pandemic, the government said Wednesday, urging parents to keep the products out of reach. https://www.thelocal.es/20201015/child-hand-sanitiser-poisoning-cases-spike-in-spain Thu, 15 Oct 2020 11:09:44 +0200 child-hand-sanitiser-poisoning-cases-spike-in-spain Pupils across Spain are heading back to school this week and next after a hiatus of six months and as the nation is gripped by a second wave that is sending the number of new cases of Covid-19 soaring. https://www.thelocal.es/20200910/qa-what-happens-when-there-is-a-covid-19-outbreak-at-a-school-in-spain Thu, 10 Sep 2020 18:26:53 +0200 qa-what-happens-when-there-is-a-covid-19-outbreak-at-a-school-in-spain The start of the school year is here but are you ready to be hit by concepts and words particular to Spanish school life? Lisa Sadlier provides the survival guide for parents with kids in school in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20200903/vuelta-al-cole-2020 Thu, 03 Sep 2020 11:13:16 +0200 vuelta-al-cole-2020 A primary school in the Basque Country has become the first in Spain to entirely shut to students after several teachers tested positive to Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.es/20200910/school-in-northern-spain-becomes-first-to-close-after-teachers-test-covid-19-positve Thu, 10 Sep 2020 17:15:41 +0200 school-in-northern-spain-becomes-first-to-close-after-teachers-test-covid-19-positve With coronavirus cases surging as a new school year begins, many Spanish parents are refusing to send their children back to class despite the threat of sanctions. https://www.thelocal.es/20200907/as-spain-cases-soar-school-return-comes-too-soon-for-some Mon, 07 Sep 2020 11:28:00 +0200 as-spain-cases-soar-school-return-comes-too-soon-for-some Madrid has had to rethink plans to give all teaching staff coronavirus antibody tests ahead of the new academic year after crowds made social distancing impossible. https://www.thelocal.es/20200902/chaotic-scenes-as-madrids-teachers-queue-for-testing-ahead-of-schools-reopening Wed, 02 Sep 2020 18:55:20 +0200 chaotic-scenes-as-madrids-teachers-queue-for-testing-ahead-of-schools-reopening It’s back to school for Spanish children after a break of six months but with a surge in coronavirus outbreaks across the nation, the resumption of classes is not straightforward. https://www.thelocal.es/20200902/back-to-school-when-do-classes-resume-in-regions-across-spain Wed, 02 Sep 2020 15:31:18 +0200 back-to-school-when-do-classes-resume-in-regions-across-spain Children above the age of six in Spain will be required to wear face masks at school at all times, the government said Thursday, as it seeks to restart lessons despite a surge in coronavirus infections. https://www.thelocal.es/20200828/spains-children-over-six-to-wear-masks-at-school Fri, 28 Aug 2020 11:15:52 +0200 spains-children-over-six-to-wear-masks-at-school With all manner of social distancing measures being studied for the reopening of schools in Spain next month, balancing family and work responsibilities could become an even more complicated juggling act for working parents, writes Graham Keeley. https://www.thelocal.es/20200807/opinionkids-return-to-school-in-spain-could-be-a-logistical-nightmare-for-parents Fri, 07 Aug 2020 11:27:32 +0200 opinionkids-return-to-school-in-spain-could-be-a-logistical-nightmare-for-parents Smaller class groups, lessons outdoors and coronavirus delegates are just some of the measures being discussed in Spain for children to be able to make a physical return to their classrooms next September. https://www.thelocal.es/20200612/what-will-be-the-rules-for-kids-returning-to-school-in-spain Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:23:56 +0200 what-will-be-the-rules-for-kids-returning-to-school-in-spain School kids in Spain’s capital who fail to report another pupil being bullied will be expelled for up to six days or face other punishments. https://www.thelocal.es/20190416/madrid-to-punish-pupils-and-teachers-who-dont-report-bullying-at-school Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:25:32 +0200 madrid-to-punish-pupils-and-teachers-who-dont-report-bullying-at-school Spain's National Police have arrested a Madrid teacher, accused of hate crime and crimes against moral integrity after she reportedly called her students "drug addicts" and insulted a Latin American student. https://www.thelocal.es/20170622/madrid-teacher-arrested-over-verbal-abuse-and-calling-students-drug-addicts Thu, 22 Jun 2017 13:19:04 +0200 madrid-teacher-arrested-over-verbal-abuse-and-calling-students-drug-addicts It's hot in Spain, so much so that over-heated students near Madrid were transferred from their school to a cooler place... which turned out to be the local air-conditioned funeral home. https://www.thelocal.es/20170616/spanish-school-kids-seek-heat-relief-in-funeral-home Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:07:04 +0200 spanish-school-kids-seek-heat-relief-in-funeral-home A school in the Madrid suburb of Alcorcón is being investigated after it emerged that while boys were offered an extracurricular trip to the Real Madrid stadium, female pupils were offered crochet classes. https://www.thelocal.es/20170418/madrid-school-in-sexism-row-over-knitting-for-girls-and-football-for-boys Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:16:31 +0200 madrid-school-in-sexism-row-over-knitting-for-girls-and-football-for-boys It could have been an incredible act of generosity or a misguided attempt to win friends but it certainly tested even the most doting of grandmother’s love. https://www.thelocal.es/20170309/schoolboy-swipes-grandads-10000-life-savings-and-shares-it-with-classmates Thu, 09 Mar 2017 12:39:46 +0100 schoolboy-swipes-grandads-10000-life-savings-and-shares-it-with-classmates For many parents, the thought of letting their offspring walk to school alone is source of much angst. But the Spanish city of Pontevedra has decided to advocate giving children their space. https://www.thelocal.es/20161103/in-spanish-city-adults-taught-to-give-kids-their-space Thu, 03 Nov 2016 10:11:14 +0100 in-spanish-city-adults-taught-to-give-kids-their-space Children have long complained about homework but parents in Spain are now joining in and have decided to go on strike against their offspring's school load for the whole month of November. https://www.thelocal.es/20161102/no-more-homework-spanish-parents-go-on-strike Wed, 02 Nov 2016 18:06:39 +0100 no-more-homework-spanish-parents-go-on-strike Parents at an under-funded school in central Spain are outraged at being told their children should bring in their own supply of loo paper. https://www.thelocal.es/20161017/fury-after-kids-told-to-bring-their-own-toilet-paper-to-school Mon, 17 Oct 2016 13:09:50 +0200 fury-after-kids-told-to-bring-their-own-toilet-paper-to-school Spanish parents have called for a “homework strike” to protest at the amount of extracurricular work they are expected to do with their children. https://www.thelocal.es/20160923/spanish-parents-to-go-on-strike-over-too-much-homework Fri, 23 Sep 2016 13:51:00 +0200 spanish-parents-to-go-on-strike-over-too-much-homework A young Muslim woman told she could not attend classes in Valencia unless she removed her headscarf will now be able to take her courses after a decision by the local Education Ministry. https://www.thelocal.es/20160919/muslim-woman-denied-classes-over-hijab-may-attend-after-all Mon, 19 Sep 2016 19:58:16 +0200 muslim-woman-denied-classes-over-hijab-may-attend-after-all