On January 9, Education Minister Bernard Drainville will table a catch-up plan for students who have missed many days of school due to strikes in the public sector.
The meetings took place one after the other throughout the holiday season, in the last few days and again today, assured Minister Drainville on Thursday. They took place with ministry teams, representatives of school service centers, school principals, parent committees, unions, etc.
We are currently finalizing the plan. I will present it on January 9, he confirmed.
The education sector was particularly affected by the days of walkouts that took place as part of negotiations between the Treasury Board and Quebec public service unions for the renewal of their collective agreements.
Great inequalities between students
More than 40% of Quebec students, or half a million young people, have been deprived of school since November 23 due to the indefinite general strike launched by the 66,500 primary and secondary teachers affiliated with the Autonomous Federation of teaching (FAE). This federation brings together, in the Greater Montreal region only, the school service centers of Montreal, Marguerite-Bourgeoys, Pointe-de-l’Île and Laval.
Students attending these schools experienced more than 20 days of strike. Those whose teachers are members of the Inter-union Common Front, which brings together the CSN, the CSQ, the APTS and the FTQ, have missed around ten days of class and the students from private schools have not missed anything from their school career, with the exception of a school in Montreal.
The Regroupement des committees de parents nationaux du Québec (RCPAQ) welcomes with great relief the return to class at the beginning of January.
There is hope that we can mitigate, at this stage, the effects of the strike, although these effects have already left traces for the rest of the school year, said Sylvain Martel, spokesperson. word of the RCPAQ, when an agreement in principle was announced between Quebec and the FAE at the end of December.
Everyone will have to pitch in – parents, teachers, administrators and service centers – so that we can bring our children to the end of the school year and have this impact. mitigated as much as possible, he added.
2024-01-05 05:15:32
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