A protest to the English

East hundred students from the IES "Maria de Molina 'have a" sitting "by the suspension of a trip to London, as they regard as unjust.
Students at the first high school of the Institute of Secondary Education "Maria de Molina" focused yesterday on the door of the same to protest a collective punishment imposed by the school and by its director, Carlos Perez, a measure they consider the " all unjust ".
Carrying posters in which they could read phrases like "Castigados for doing nothing", "We pay fair for sinners" or "We want to go to London," around fifty students began sitting before the watchful eye of colleagues from other courses, many of which, according were passing minute, they decided to join the group to support the protest.

This measure, as explained guys, it is the last resort they are using to make its voice heard. "The problems began in November last year when it appeared hung in a blog, a website outside the center, some expressions referring to the director as well as insulting to a student in the course of the first high school, an account of students.

That's when Carlos Perez, director of the IES "Maria de Molina" decided to impose a punishment to students in the first high school deleting all their extracurricular activities during the course until the culprits did not appear. "At first the director told us that he wanted at least three responsible would face. And there were only three to six students, but those who have accepted some responsibility, but the director did not want to listen. Since then we have a whole course without being able to leave the institute for anything, we feel like in a prison, "says a group while another adds:" We are all paying the consequences of acts of a few even think that some of comments could be hung on the Internet by students from another school. "

Among the activities are suspended a trip to London, the English department had scheduled as a follow-up of the curriculum, which was previously approved by the School Board. "At this time we should be learning English in London and not here, as they continue protesting brought in the rain, even accompanied by the sounds of a guitar.

What the alumos "Maria de Molina" claim is that it seems entirely unfair that the whole course pay for the fault committed by a few. "It is correct that imposing a punishment but what we do not understand is why they have to punish everyone, not just those responsible. We are in the twenty-first century and collective punishment is something that can not be "holding the kids. Besides adding to suspend this excursion is not to stop taking them, for example, to the ice skating rink "because this trip was not just for fun, but to supplement our learning English.
This case was brought by the Directors at the School Board and won the majority of teachers.

"Students and parents voted against, but while teachers told us that we had their support and that they did not agree on how the process was how to address, is the time to act did not, certainly for fear of retaliation, and we do not get enough votes, count those affected.
"Teachers have shown us their support, our parents too because they know we have been right. If we do not protest now we will not ever ", spelled.

The director of the IES "Maria de Molina" declined to make statements on this issue, but considered that the decision to impose the punishment has been the School Board and not only theirs.

The students say they will not cease in its efforts to be heard. "We will continue the sit-ins throughout the week, which is precisely the time we should be happening in London. We still have the hope that they will do the right thing, be suspended punishment, and we can make the trip more