The Mancomunidad de Municipios del Campo de Gibraltar and the Algeciras Local Police School inaugurated this Tuesday the II Regional Conference “Vulnerable Minors in the School Environment. Comprehensive Responses to Absenteeism, Bullying, and Inclusion Challenges”. The event, held in the auditorium of the IES Isla Verde in Algeciras, brings together over 120 participants and aims to foster collaboration among the various stakeholders involved.
The conferences, taking place on October 20 and 22, focus on the need to improve prevention, early detection, and intervention in issues affecting minors, requiring the joint involvement of educational centers, police forces, social services, and the Justice Administration.
The opening ceremony was attended by Carlos Lafuente Molinero, Secretary General of the Mancomunidad; José Medina Arteaga, Superintendent of the Algeciras Local Police and Director of its School; Francisco de Asís Iglesias Rodríguez, Director of IES Isla Verde; Rafael Matito Torrecilla, Chief Inspector of the Provincial Inspection Service of Cádiz; and Gonzalo Fernández Jordá, Prosecutor for the Campo de Gibraltar Area.
Organized by the Algeciras Local Police School and the Mancomunidad de Municipios, with the collaboration of the Algeciras City Council, the conferences offer specialized training to improve procedures for acting in situations of risk for children and adolescents.
The program addresses absenteeism, various forms of school bullying, self-harm and suicidal behaviors, and risks associated with the use of new technologies and artificial intelligence, analyzing causes, manifestations, and intervention tools.
The first session was dedicated to school bullying and vulnerability in classrooms, delving into self-harm and suicidal behaviors in minors, interdisciplinary responses from educational centers, and new forms of technological harassment. A working group on prevention, detection, and action against bullying was included.
This second edition continues the initiative by the Mancomunidad and the Algeciras Local Police School to enhance the specialized training of professionals in the Campo de Gibraltar.
