The social movement for Inclusive Education 'Wanting it is Creating it' has expressed its rejection of the PP amendments on inclusive education incorporated in the Senate to the reform of the disability and dependency laws, which will be voted on this Wednesday in the Congress of Deputies. One of these modifications proposes to remove from the educational law LOMLOE the priority of inclusive education over special education.
"Inclusive education is not what the PP wants," the movement pointed out in a statement released this Wednesday. In the text, they emphasize that "segregation is a form of evident, illegal discrimination and contrary to inclusive education" and that "creating exclusive pathways for people labeled with Special Educational Needs (SEN) is a form of flagrant discrimination, which is called ableism."
The collective adds that, from a pedagogical perspective, "international educational research from the last half century has been providing consistent evidence that supports the benefits of inclusive education over education in segregated environments."
"These are benefits in socialization, the feeling of belonging to a community, the sense of well-being from social relationships with peers and teachers, and social inclusion, academic learning, the maintenance and generalization of learning, communication and the development of language and behavior, among others," the statement points out.
At the same time, they warn that "a segregated school promotes an excluding society" because "those who are not known are neither respected nor valued."
In this line, the movement considers it essential that the ordinary educational system carry out "a transformation to make it possible, without exclusive spaces or pathways, to generate valuable, desirable, and ambitious educational experiences, in which citizenship grows in its humanity from childhood."
For this reason, they announce their outright rejection of the PP amendments and accuse this party of "manipulation," understanding that their proposals "are hidden among mentions of inclusive education, equal opportunities, or universal accessibility."