According to the platform, the authorities want to “trample” the teachers’ demands.
It does so by proposing remuneration in exchange for teachers who have not yet been appointed to organize recovery sessions for students who will sit state exams or take classes in public schools.
These are decisions that clearly show that Minister Nesmy Manigat does not take the strike movement seriously, the union structure assured in a statement.
To that end, he encouraged the strikers to stay until demands are met, which include aspects such as public school teachers being hired and their fees paid, salary adjustments, the application of the special law for teachers, and the functioning of health insurance. .
While educators remain adamant, students in several provincial cities mobilized to demand teachers in classrooms and demand that education authorities take their responsibilities and resolve the conflict with teachers.
The strike, which has paralyzed classes in public schools, is the latest in a series of misfortunes that the education system has suffered in recent years, struck by the violence and insecurity the country is experiencing, including economic, political and social crisis is added.
Last March, Manigat regretted that students had lost at least one academic year due to the serious national situation since 2019.
“It’s not a year to be saved, but a generation that has lost at least one school year in four years, i.e. 190 days, plus trauma,” headlined the incumbent who took office at the end of 2021 with the motto: School can’t wait.
The current course started at least three months late due to political unrest and fuel shortages caused by armed gangs.
In addition, the training centers of Port-au-Prince and Artibonite have had to suspend classes on several occasions due to the insecurity that has worsened in recent months.
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