The Conselleria de Educación y Universidades of the Illes Balears on Wednesday 30 October 2026, asked nine schools in central Palma to review classes scheduled for the evening from 18:00 and suspend them if necessary. The reason is an announcement circulated on social media by the group Blocus, calling for people to gather that evening at the Plaza de España . The department described this as a precautionary recommendation to ensure the safety of pupils, teachers and other staff.
According to the Conselleria, this is not a blanket order. The individual school management teams are to decide on specific measures, consulting the Delegación del Gobiernoif necessary. Accordingly, no blanket closure of the institutions concerned is planned. The education department justified its recommendation by citing possible disruption around the announced gathering and the expected crowds in the city centre.
Trade union voices had previously called for tougher measures. The Sindicat Independent, Autònom i Unitari (SIAU) called for the affected centres to close temporarily to eliminate risks. The regional government did not support the demand, maintaining its position that local schools should assess the situation themselves.
The security authorities said that the Delegación del Gobierno had so far received no formal notification of the gathering. At the same time, the Policía Nacional is preparing precautionary operational measures across the city, according to consistent media reports. It points to a dynamic assessment of the situation and says it will respond at short notice if necessary. No official details of a set police deployment had initially been released.
By late morning on 30 October, there had been no reports of incidents or injuries related to the announcement. Nor were there any indications of widespread school closures at that point. Decisions on possible restrictions to school operations therefore remain dependent on the circumstances and how the situation develops in the afternoon and evening.
The current precautionary measure follows a series of political activities attributed to the loosely defined group Blocus in various cities. In Palma, Plaza de España had been named as the meeting point. Whether, and in what form, a gathering would actually take place remained unclear at the time of writing. The Conselleria de Educación y Universidades and the security authorities urged people to expect delays when travelling to and from central Palma and to follow local advice.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).