Tuesday was the start of the school year. Primary schools were back to school and secondary school was starting a pre-school week. The pupils discovered their timetables and their establishments.
This year, the pre-entry for secondary school is spread over a week. Students find their establishments or discover the new one by section. Everything seems to have gone smoothly even if the atmosphere was strange. Some openly displayed their dissatisfaction with the state of their establishment and spoke of broken promises like the parents of students from Omer Arrondell elementary school who wish to send a message. They "would have liked to see the parents of students mobilize much more" because the stakes are high. It is “the education of our children”. According to C. Brooks, representative of the parents of students, It would have been decided not to block the re-entry of the students so as not to disturb them but the dissatisfaction is palpable. Mrs. Brooks wishes to be honest and will gladly explain to us what has been done since June but she cannot help but notice that there is a lack of a decent room for the specialized sections, that there is still no teachers' room or meeting room and that two rooms are still missing for the traditional sections. C. Brooks and two other representatives of the parents, U. Paines and J. Fleming, wish to question the political leaders of the island on the following questions, "When will the improvement of working conditions in Omer Arrondell? "," Why did Mr. Gibbs only come back to school on the first day of school? It’s too late to see what’s wrong ”and to bid on whether politicians take the education and safety of their children seriously. And then, over the course of the days of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the information falls one after the other and the press releases that go with it. The teachers and parents of pupils whom we were able to interview confide in us all their concerns. The only difference between them is in how they manage it. Some are resigned, they no longer believe that it is possible to move the lines. The others call for the mobilization of parents and teachers in order to make the reception conditions for children truly visible. Several meetings are organized this week to discuss how to react, but at the LPO in Marigot the professors of the hotel section have already launched a strong action. They will no longer welcome students until the premises fully comply with safety standards. From now on, students will be sent permanently. Only technology lessons will be given, one hour of lessons over twenty hours on the program… Hopefully for the students that a constructive dialogue will be organized quickly. _NB
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