A controversy that exposes serious failures in educational supervision has shaken Castilla y León. The Ombudsman has released a resolution that reveals the actions of a high school teacher, who, through a school questionnaire, suggested to 13- and 14-year-old students that they engage in relationships with people of the same sex to verify the "truthfulness" of their heterosexual orientation.
The case file, initiated after a complaint filed by parents, confirms that the questionnaires included highly invasive questions: "When did you realize you were heterosexual?", "What do your parents think about you being heterosexual?" and "Why do heterosexuals talk so much about their partners?".
Even more serious were the questions that invited students to reconsider their sexual orientation: "How do you know you like people of the opposite sex if you've never tried with someone of the same sex?", "Don't you think being heterosexual is a trend?" or "Are you attracted to any person of the opposite sex?".
Salvador Illa, Generalidad de Cataluña.
Although the surveys were initially going to be anonymous, the teacher forced the students to identify themselves with their names, which led to massive protests from students and families who demanded the return of the questionnaires due to the lack of consent guarantees. The teacher defended herself by stating that her intention was "to make students reflect on respect for other sexual identities."
The Department of Education, after receiving a complaint from a mother in June 2025, prepared a report confirming that the teacher has been on leave since February, which indicates that the events took place during the previous school year. The inspection showed that the Management Team and the Guidance Department were completely unaware of the activity.
Inmigrantes en España.
The Ombudsman considers that the events could constitute an unlawful intrusion into the right to personal privacy, protected by Article 18.1 of the Constitution and Organic Law 1/1982. In addition, he warns that the authority relationship between teacher and students may have limited the students' freedom to refuse to participate in the survey.
The resolution requires the Department to investigate the events, locate and safeguard the questionnaires, determine their possible dissemination, and open a disciplinary proceeding if any violation is confirmed. It also requests that the documents be returned to the students to prevent their circulation and safeguard the rights of the affected families.
