Primary school. The Covid does not stifle the anger of teachers against Blanquer

« IIt is unthinkable to make the re-entry at level 2 of the health protocol. “ Spokesman for Snuipp-FSU, Guislaine David wanted to clarify things for the return to business of the first primary union. Fighting the idea that this September would be comparable to last year, she hammered that “The novelty is the Delta variant”. “The start of the school year is going to go well, she continued , but what will happen after two or three weeks? “

Finding systems to “protect children”

Recalling a few points, such as the rise in incidence rates of the virus among the youngest or the fact, according to her, that “In the United Kingdom the Delta variant has spread from children”, she was worried about the risk of seeing many classes close soon after the resumption, with a reduced protocol.

“Children are not vaccinated, she pleaded, it is therefore necessary to find other systems than those implemented so far to protect them, limit the circulation of the virus in schools and, thus, prevent transmission to families. “ Snuipp hopes for weekly test campaigns to closely monitor the spread of the virus, a financing plan to equip all schools with CO2 detectors and efficient ventilation systems, and a return to strict non-mixing.

An “authoritarian educational policy which reinforces educational inequalities”

Most “Health concerns should not obscure the rest”, recalled the trade unionist, pointing out with a smirk that “This may be Blanquer’s last comeback”… By way of assessment, Guislaine David therefore recalled the main features of an educational policy “Authoritarian and which reinforces educational inequalities” .

Starting with the flagship measure of the Blanquer exercise, this “False good idea” duplication of the large sections, CP and CE1 in priority education which, according to the union, have above all led to a deterioration of learning conditions in the upper classes. Pernicious establishment of a “Official pedagogy” through guides and evaluations, questioning of devices which had proved their worth such as “more teachers than classes” or priority education itself, desire to use the trauma of Christine Renon’s suicide in 2019 to imposing a hierarchical role rejected by school principals are also pointed out.

All in a context of lack of resources and high-sounding promises of revaluation never kept, which creates “very high expectations”. Which will be able to be expressed from September 23, with a first call for the inter-union strike CGT, FO, FSU and Solidaires.

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