It was an unprecedented form of protest for Camille Chevalier College.
Long presented as the most popular Collège de Chalon sur Saône, the time has come for mobilization among Camille Chevalier’s teaching and management teams. The figures are there to attest to the feeling of fed up that runs through the secondary establishment. “With 664 students and 6 AED positions, the tension is real. Camille Chevalier is missing at least two AED positions but at least working with constant resources.” Camille Chevalier’s teams have multiplied the figures to emphasize the situation which is only getting worse as the school year progresses.
There is no shortage of complaints to restore real reception conditions to the flagship establishment of Chalon sur Saône to optimize the social diversity desired years ago with the absorption of the Jean Zay college. A bet on paper which was entirely laudable in its approach to bringing together two school populations that had been separated for too long but which, in substance, lacked real means. Faced with overcrowded classes, the college teams are calling for “a better working climate” for true social diversity which meets the political will of the time.
In terms of numbers, the mobilization of the day was not lacking. “664 students for 840 m2 of courtyard, that’s just 1.2 m2 per student, distributed in 23 classes or 29 students per class and some even go up to 31 students” before continuing on the provision of computer equipment, “57 computers i.e. 1 for 12 students distributed in 5 rooms”.
Another subject which arouses strong comments, the famous work to modernize the establishment carried out by the Departmental Council, “we want a clear timetable. The last phase of work has been postponed without us ultimately knowing anything”. The observation does not stop there for the teaching team who point out “rooms that are too small and noisy, unbearable climatic conditions at certain times of the year but also many areas inaccessible to people with reduced mobility, not to mention the absence premises and sports equipment.
At a time of the “Shock of knowledge” carried out by the government, Camille Chevalier College is calling for “a shock of means” that is ultimately much more judicious for the full development of students. A public meeting will be held this Thursday evening with a general assembly to discuss the follow-up to this “dead college” day. A situation which received almost unanimous support from parents, who were informed in advance so that everyone could make their own arrangements.
Laurent Guillaume
