A delegation of teachers gathered on Monday, November 29, 2021, at 2:30 p.m., in front of the academy inspection in Mont-de-Marsan. They denounce the shortage of substitute teachers in schools since the start of the school year. According to the Landes Academic Inspectorate, this month, we reached the 60 non-replaced teachers on certain days, in first degrees; or nursery and primary schools.
The lack of means is particularly strong at the moment admits the academy, which escalated the problem to the rectorate.
A glaring lack of replacements. DIY, denounced by teachers
Teachers point the finger at the tinkering that takes place since the last return to school, faced with the shortage of replacements. “We have a very tense situation, many absent colleagues … And we do not have the means to ensure a teacher in front of each class. single class “, denounces Cathie Blain, departmental secretary of the SNUIPP-FSU union.
Result : schools find themselves without a replacement. The pupils are then divided into the other classes, “We give them something to take care of and they wait for the day to pass. At best, they end up in already overcrowded classes, at worst they are looked after by families when they can. That means days without school, without teaching. It is not tolerable “, adds Cathie Blain.
Teachers call for the creation of teaching posts, and the opening of the complementary recruitment list for the national education competition for the first degree.
Even the smallest schools, although they have priority, find themselves without a solution … It is then a hassle for parents
This is the case at Luxey school, where there are two classes: two teachers, for about forty students, from the small section to the CM2.
It’s not the mistresses’ fault. But it’s crazy that we don’t give them a solution – Chloe, mom
Wednesday evening, the mistress of the little ones injured her leg. On Thursday morning, the galley for parents started: 23 children found themselves without a mistress, no replacement is available for at least ten days in total.
Chloe, mom, found herself a little helpless in front of the school gate. For this couple who works full time, the childcare solution is not obvious: “My mother-in-law keeps him, but he’s small, far from home, we don’t see him all week. It’s not easy. Well, it’s not the mistresses’ fault that there have no replacement … But it’s crazy that we do not give them a solution! “
Another consequence, almost all teacher training is canceled, because they require replacements.
– Trade unions