School bullying due to LGTBIfobia: students from Alcuéscar demand teacher training and zero tolerance in the Assembly of Extremadura

• More than 40 students from IES Santa Lucía del Trampal (Alcuéscar) occupied the seats of the Assembly of Extremadura in the IX School Plenary against Bullying due to LGTBIfobia.
• They demand training for teachers, protocols with resources, and zero tolerance for mockery, insults, and threats in the classrooms.
• The Board reported that in 2026 84 people have suffered some hate crime in Extremadura.

The school bullying due to LGTBIfobia reached the hemicycle of the Assembly of Extremadura on Tuesday, October 27. Fundación Triángulo Extremadura and the General Secretariat of Equality and Conciliation of the Board held the IX School Plenary against Bullying due to LGTBIfobia, with more than 40 students from Alcuéscar.

What is the School Plenary against Bullying due to LGTBIfobia?

It is a session organized each year by Fundación Triángulo, with its Plural Service, so that the educational community can bring its proposals against bullying based on sexual orientation, identity, or gender expression to the Extremaduran Parliament. This year the ninth edition was held.

The goal is to give voice to students and commit institutions to a school where no minor suffers bullying for being who they are. Deputies from all groups in the Assembly, except Vox, attended, along with representatives from various municipalities.

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What does the student body propose against school bullying due to LGTBIfobia?

The main request is to train teachers to effectively and empathetically detect and address LGTBIfobic bullying. According to Región Digital, the proposals that came out of the plenary are these:

• Protocols, resources to implement them, and support for those who suffer discrimination.
• Strong public policies for equality and diversity that can be evaluated.
• Safe centers where no one is afraid to be who they are.
• Open dialogue with families, based on trust.
• Forms and textbooks that reflect family diversity.
• Zero tolerance for mockery, insults, and threats in the classrooms.
• That LGTBI rights do not depend on who governs.

The testimonies from the plenary

Several people shared their experiences in the first person. Helena Moreno, a Mathematics teacher, began her transition a year and a half ago while working at a school, with the support of her colleagues and students. Her conclusion: “Respect is stronger than prejudice”.

A 12-year-old trans student explained that their identity “is part of my story, but it is not the only thing that defines me”. They were the one who requested zero tolerance in schools.

Miguel Ángel Piris, a technician from the Plural Service, talked about what it was like to grow up being gay in a town in Cáceres. He warned that today he perceives less reluctance among students to show LGTBIfobic attitudes. A family of two mothers, a bisexual student, and a gay young man also spoke.

What do institutions respond?

The General Secretary of Equality and Conciliation, Ara Sánchez Vera, reaffirmed the Board’s commitment to preventing bullying and defending the rights of LGTBIQ+ people. She also reported that 84 people have suffered some hate crime in Extremadura so far in 2026.

She asked the students to get involved: “If tomorrow you see someone suffering, do not look the other way”. The president of the Assembly, Manuel Naharro, summarized the importance of visibility with a phrase: “What is not named does not exist”.

The president of the Council of Youth of Extremadura (CJEx), Lidia Solana Reguero, also attended the plenary. The CJEx believes that ending bullying based on sexual orientation or gender identity is a “collective responsibility”.

Frequently asked questions

Who organizes the school plenary?
Fundación Triángulo Extremadura, with its Plural Service, along with the General Secretariat of Equality and Conciliation of the Board.

Which center participated this year?
IES Santa Lucía del Trampal in Alcuéscar (Cáceres), with more than 40 students.

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How many hate crimes have there been in Extremadura in 2026?
According to the Board, 84 people have suffered some hate crime in the region this year.