Faced with targeted and scheduled power cuts this winter, school will not be provided in the morning in the areas affected by these power cuts, confirmed the Minister of Education Pap Ndiaye.
Thursday, Matignon had made public a circular intended for the prefects so that they anticipate and prepare the population, companies and administrations for power cuts.
“The scheduled power cuts will indeed affect schools and educational establishments, according to three time slots: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and then 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the evening.
The first two slots are the school slots, which are the most critical”, detailed Pap Ndiaye to the press, during a trip to the Educatech Expo fair in Paris.
“Mixture of surprise and anger” for the unions
"Sheets will also be sent to schools, to be ready," said the minister.
In addition, “schools located near structures that will not be subject to load shedding” will be able to “welcome the children of priority personnel, according to a scheme which was also tested during the health crisis”.
The teachers' unions have expressed their concerns and their surprise at these announcements.
"We are reliving exactly the same thing as under the Covid", lamented Sophie Vénétitay of Snes-FSU, the first secondary school union.
"We feel a mixture of surprise and anger."
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