Many students will stay at home despite the start of the school year this Monday, January 27, between degraded establishments and the teachers' strike. For the co-president of the federation of parents' councils of Mayotte, this movement is understandable: the start of the school year should have been postponed.
When the rooms have not been damaged by Cyclone Chido, it is the teachers who are on strike. Many students will not be returning to school this Monday, January 27, the inter-union is calling for mobilization to demand guarantees on the security of establishments, a Chido bonus for all agents and an increase in indexation. “Of course I support this strike“, affirms Haïdar Attoumani Said, the co-president of FCPE Mayotte. “How can we not be opposed to this degraded return to school? The authorities must be able to provide answers to their demands.“
According to the rectorate, 3 middle and high schools are closed out of 33 and 39 schools out of 197.”We are given figures, it seems consistent, but on the ground we see Chido's impact“, continues the representative of the parents of students. He maintains his position, this start of the school year should have been postponed. Of the more than 118,000 students, 343 in primary education and 575 in secondary education were educated in another department. false solution for the president of the federation of parents' councils: “children must see how to rebuild a territory, we cannot send them elsewhere to escape their difficulties, they are the executives of tomorrow.”
According to him, the cyclone highlighted “all the flaws“of National Education.”We want quality reconstruction, respecting standards“, specifies Haïdar Attoumani Said. “Construction projects must also be taken into account and accelerated. The M'tsangamouji high school, Chirongui and Kwalé high schools and other establishments that have been pending for years must finally see their construction work begin..” Some Mahorese elected officials, however, denounce the fact that increasing the number of school buildings would be an invitation to illegal immigration.”They are in their office, they need to get closer to those on the ground. They are not even the ones who bring their children to school, who sit on class councils“, replies the co-president of the FCPE.
-While the Minister of Overseas Manuel Valls confirmed his coming to Mayotte this Thursday and Friday, the Minister of National Education Élisabeth Borne announced that she would go “during the week of January 27“in the department.”The rector confirmed to us on Friday that she was going to meet us. We call on our executives to meet tomorrow at Kahani high school to prepare a platform which will be transmitted to the minister“, explains the parents' representative. “We are waiting for concrete answers, not to be led for a ride.“
