More than 100 educational centres in the Balearic Islands join GOB’s call for a fair school transport fare

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The call made by GOB last week to demand fair school transport fares has already received the support of more than one hundred educational centres in Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza, as well as more than a dozen associations of headteachers, families and trade unions. Support has continued to grow over the past few days, highlighting the increasing scale of a problem that has affected the entire educational community for years.

The rise in transport costs for educational outings is a recurring situation every year, especially with the arrival of the tourist season, when transport companies prioritise more profitable services linked to tourism. This year, the situation has been further aggravated by the increase in fuel prices, which has pushed already high costs even higher.

In addition, GOB warns that this increase creates clear inequality. In many cases, the cost of the bus exceeds that of the activity itself. This has led to a reduction in school outings and, in some centres, their complete elimination. As a result, not all pupils are able to access these experiences, turning the right to participate in educational activities outside the classroom into an issue conditioned by purchasing power.

Beyond the economic impact, the organisation recalls that learning outside the classroom is an essential part of the educational process, and is particularly key in the field of environmental education, as it allows children and young people to get to know their surroundings and understand the relationship between society and nature.

Given this situation, GOB and the supporting centres are calling on public administrations to adopt urgent measures. These include the establishment of a regulated educational fare with affordable maximum prices, the guarantee of a minimum quota of buses for educational use during the high season, the creation of a protected calendar for school outings, the promotion of public subsidies to offset additional costs, the implementation of centralised public procurement mechanisms and the strengthening of public transport as a viable alternative for educational activities.

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This demand affects all children. Fill in the form and join the call for the adoption of measures to guarantee access for all students to school outings.

Updated list of supporting organisations and educational centres:
  • ADESMA (Association of Secondary School Headteachers of Mallorca)
  • ADIPMA (Association of Infant and Primary School Headteachers of Mallorca)
  • ADIPME (Association of Infant and Primary School Headteachers of Menorca)
  • ADESME (Association of Secondary School Headteachers of Menorca)
  • FAMPA (Federation of Parents’ Associations of Menorca)
  • COAPA Balears (Confederation of Parents’ Associations of the Balearic Islands)
  • FAPA Eivissa (Federation of Families’ Associations of Ibiza)
  • FAPA Mallorca (Federation of Families’ Associations of Mallorca)
  • ADIPEF (Association of Infant and Primary School Headteachers of Ibiza and Formentera)
  • ADESPI Pitiüses (Association of Secondary and Special Education Headteachers of Ibiza and Formentera)
  • Public CEIPs of Ibiza and Formentera
  • UOB Ensenyament
  • EI Joguina (Ciutadella)
  • AFA of CEIP Sa Garriga (Sant Lluís)
  • CEIP Fornells (Fornells)
  • APIMA of EI Joguina (Ciutadella)
  • AFA of CEIP Mestre Duran (Alaior)
  • AFA CEIP Mare de Déu del Toro (Ciutadella)
  • APIMA Mare de Déu de Gràcia (Maó)
  • SIAU (Independent, Autonomous and Unitary Trade Union)
  • CEIP Guillem de Montgrí (Sant Antoni de Portmany)
  • CEIP Es Vedrà (Sant Josep de sa Talaia)
  • CEIP Sant Jordi (Sant Josep de sa Talaia)
  • CEIP Aina Moll (Palma)
  • CEIP de Call Vermell (Campos)
  • AFA CEIP de Call Vermell (Campos)
  • CEIP Ses Deveres (Caimari)
  • CEIP Es Raiguer (Binissalem)
  • CEIP Son Verí (s’Arenal)
  • CEIP Montaura (Mancor de la Vall)
  • CEIP Mestre Guillemet (Santa Eugènia)
  • CEIP Es Cremat (Vilafranca de Bonany)
  • CEIP Puig de na Fàtima (Puigpunyent)
  • CEIP Camilo José Cela (Palma)
  • IES Porreres (Porreres)
  • CEIP Cas Capiscol (Palma)
  • CEIP Can Pastilla (Palma)
  • CEIP Pedra Viva (Binissalem)
  • CEIP Inspector Doctor Comas Camps (Alaior)
  • CC Ramon Llull (Andratx)
  • CEIP Xaloc (Peguera)
  • STEI Intersindical of the Balearic Islands (Education Workers’ Union)
  • AFA IES J. M. Quadrado (Ciutadella)
  • AFA of CEIP Joan Benejam (Ciutadella)
  • CC Sant Francesc d’Assís (Ferreries)
  • Fort de l’Eau Nursery School (Maó)
  • AFA CEIP Castell de Santa Àgueda (Ferreries)
  • IES Cap de Llevant (Maó)
  • CEIP Francesc d’Albranca (Migjorn Gran)
  • AFA Tramuntana (Maó)
  • Education Sector of the Union of Associated Worker Cooperatives of the Balearic Islands (UCTAIB)
  • CEIP Pere Bartomeu Pou (Algaida)
  • CEIP Nou de sa Pobla (sa Pobla)
  • Nau Escola (Palma)
  • CEIP Son Ferrer (Calvià)
  • AMIPA CEIP Son Ferrer (Calvià)
  • CEIP Jaume I (Palmanova)
  • AFA CEIP Puig de na Fàtima (Puigpunyent)
  • Ramon Llull School (Santa Maria del Camí)
  • CEIP Mestre Pere Grau (Manacor)
  • CEIP Verge de Lluc (Palma)
  • CEIP Sa Torre (Manacor)
  • AFA CEIP Sa Torre (Manacor)
  • IES Santa Margalida (Santa Margalida)
  • CEIP Rosa dels Vents (Colònia de Sant Pere)
  • CEIP Inspector Joan Capó (Felanitx)
  • AMIPA IES Madina Mayurqa (Palma)
  • CEIP Rafal Vell (Palma)
  • AFA Rafal Vell (Palma)
  • IES Guillem Cifre de Colonya (Pollença)
  • CEIP Tramuntana (Palma)
  • CEIP Bendinat (Bendinat)
  • CEIP Rei Jaume III (Llucmajor)
  • CEIP Vialfàs (Sa Pobla)
  • AFA CEIP Vialfàs (Sa Pobla)
  • CEIP Joan Veny i Clar (Campos)
  • IES Mossèn Alcover (Manacor)
  • CEIP Llorenç Riber (Campanet)
  • CP Es Canyar (Manacor)
  • CEIP Galatzó (Es Capdellà)
  • CEIP Melcior Rosselló i Simonet (Santa Maria del Camí)
  • CEIP Costa i Llobera (Pòrtol)
  • CEIP Els Tamarells (Palma)
  • La Salle Manacor (Manacor)
  • CC La Porciúncula (Palma)
  • IES Puig de sa Font (Son Servera)
  • CEIP Ses Cases Noves (Marratxí)
  • CEIP Nadal Campaner Arrom (Costitx)
  • IES Porto Cristo (Porto Cristo)
  • EI Ses Païsses (Sant Antoni de Portmany)
  • CEIP Son Anglada (Palma)
  • EI Es Pi Gros (Santa Maria del Camí)
  • CEIP Sa Indioteria (Palma)
  • AFA Es Cremat (Vilafranca de Bonany)
  • CEIP Sa Marina de Llucmajor (Llucmajor)
  • CEIP Mestre Colom (Bunyola)
  • CEIP Puig de sa Ginesta (Santa Ponça)
  • CEIP Maria Antònia Salvà (Son Sardina)
  • CIFP Juníper Serra (Son Cladera)
  • CEIP Rafal Nou (Palma)
  • CEI Es Poriol (Ciutadella)
  • CEIP Escola Graduada (Palma)
  • IES Baltasar Porcel (Andratx)
  • CC Sant Salvador (Artà)
  • IES Calvià (Calvià)
  • AFA Els Molins (Búger)
  • IES Son Rullan (Palma)