Champagne-Mouton: College students are without English lessons for three months

“We mobilized very quickly in the face of this very worrying situation. All our efforts have been fruitless so far.Aurélie Brisard, underlines the president of A dynamic parent-teacher association Argentor College (Apca), which on the evening of Thursday, December 12, had a meeting with the Mayor Benoit Cagnator, Christel Noble, especially the assistant representative of the schools and the mothers of many students involved in the association.

The situation is well known to the rectory. A contract teacher who splits her work hours between a college and a high school in Confolence began teaching well into the school year. After sick leave, he never returned to Champagne-Mouton.

“We can understand that it will take some time to find a new teacher, but the situation cannot continue. Students have already lost an entire term.Summarize the parents of the students who wrote the letter that will be sent to the rectorate responsible for recruitment, but also to the Directorate of Education of the National Education Services (DASON), local relays, the Ministry of National Education … Underline who are the parents of the students “Responsiveness and commitment of faculty and management team”: “Solutions have been found to keep students busy, but it cannot continue forever”

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“The town hall has already sent letters to all these interlocutors and also to the services of the Prime Minister and the President.”Mayor Benoit Cagnador, who has yet to receive a comment, explains: “How can we understand that we have not taught the students for so long? » When rumors spread that the college would close once again last year, a mayor rallied. As in 2017 already. “Argent College is no longer threatened”The mayor promises.

Mail arguments are very simple: “These students who have already endured years of Covid are being punished without any redress. This situation is very affecting for all these college students, but especially for those currently in 3rd year^e And join high school next year without studying English this year”.

“Should we go to court to move things along? Should we pay for private lessons and send an invoice to the rectorate? »Ask Isabelle Brisard, Nathalie Coutarel and Catherine Allonce, all members of Apca, who are surprised by the appearance of this post in recent days. Vacancy map on the rectorate website disappeared: “If someone is hired, we don’t know about it, after all, he doesn’t show up…”

For its part, the Rectorate notes “The situation is not being ignored and is being closely monitored.” And “All steps are being taken to address this.” : “English is a discipline in tension. We work specifically with Pôle emploi to find a solution for temporary teachers. We had four candidates, but the hourly allocation was small (12 Hours) And distance led them to abandon it. »