Why do Basque children segregate in school?
The Respir (AD) initiative emerges from despair. From a shared problem. Our sons and daughters were schooled in the Model D of the Castellanoparlantes areas, in Bilbao, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Sakana, Iruñerria… and in all cases, if we had two or more classrooms of the same level, Euskaldunes children dispersed in different classrooms, even when only two or three boys and girls had Euskera. Thus, they have been denied the possibility of practicing Basque among them, they have learned Spanish in model D (very fast) and suddenly, also in model D, to learn, yes, but for all other activities, to play, to live together, you have to use Spanish, yes or yes, in this case of Hego Euskal Herria. Some colleagues have also had the opportunity to taste Euskaraphobia.
Our children learn quickly in model D itself, which is the main language and which is the dependent language, and although they are asked to speak in Basque, obstacles and obstacles are imposed upon them, starting with the “Basque” school, regardless of the network.
The families gathered in AD, we asked over and over again the educational centers not to disperse Euskaldunes children, so they could speak in Basque among them.
"We propose that Euskaldunes children meet with Castilian children (Africans, Europeans, Asians, etc.) who do not bring home Castilian, so that the inclusion of the children we come from outside also takes place in Euskera"
In all cases, we received a resounding no from the management teams, without exception. Encouraged by the desperation and the need to do something, we organized the Arnasa Dezagun initiative, around a very basic demand: not to disperse the Basques of the children's house in school.
We propose that Euskaldunes children join Castilian children (Africans, Europeans, Asians…) who do not bring home Castilian, so that the inclusion of children who come from outside is also done in Basque, and not only in Castilian as before… Are we not at the Basque School?
And we propose to provide all children who do not have the Basque from home with the necessary resources so that they can dominate the Basque country before and after, both locally and abroad, among other things because it is essential for them to acquire a good conscience of other subjects.
Although we have received the support of many Euskaltzales, we continue to receive the negative votes of most of the centres. Also on the part of some Basque politician who is dependent on Madrid and, curiously, some Basque or another, who hide proposals that are not ours.
For the latter, you will see if they understand once and for all:
We do not ask that Euskaldunes children should not be associated with Castilian or Spanish children.
And we do not want the children’s house to “separate” Euskaldunes children in “extraordinary classrooms” or “separate them according to the family language”.
We call for the Basque school to ensure that children can speak in Euskera, that respiratory areas are established for this purpose and, of course, that no one should be separated. The Basques are not, either, to choose.
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