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Education: class closures threaten rural areas
Teachers will demonstrate on Tuesday February 6. Among the reasons for the anger, the probable closures of classes in rural areas as part of the school map reform. In recent weeks, several municipalities have mobilized to protest against these closures, such as in Limoges (Haute-Vienne). – (franceinfo)
Teachers will demonstrate on Tuesday February 6. Among the reasons for the anger, the probable closures of classes in rural areas as part of the school map reform. In recent weeks, several municipalities have mobilized to protest against these closures, such as in Limoges (Haute-Vienne).
Children and parents in the street to defend their school. A CM1 class is threatened in the town of Chalut near Limoges. The reason ? Five fewer students next year. “Concretely, this means that we will have more multi-level classes, for the moment we already have large sections brought together with CP and CE1“, explains a parent of a student.
Multiplication of closures
Elected officials fear poorer teaching conditions. Concern is visible in several rural communities, closures are increasing. This is the case in Vernet (Haute-Garonne) or even in Villiers-sur-Loir in Loir-et-Cher. Teachers’ unions demonstrated on Thursday February 1 against class closures in the department. For its part, the government argues that there will be 83,000 fewer students at the start of the 2024-2025 school year. The future primary school map must be revealed in February.
