School year under high pressure

In parallel with the press conference organised by the Regional Academy of Education and Training of the Fes-Boulmane region, on the occasion of the 2012/2013 school year, a local school experienced some disturbances because of ministerial circular no. 122 relating to new teaching hours in primary schools. This circular, the subject of a strike and a sit-in, organised last Thursday by five representative unions, including the FDT, in front of and inside the education delegation in Fes, continues to arouse protests from the teaching staff in primary schools, which is made up mainly of women. The latter demanded, through slogans, the departure of the supervisory minister and the suppression of this circular which, in their eyes, "aborts" any effort aimed at improving the quality of teaching in primary schools. The protesters criticised the content of this circular which did not take into…