This year, the start of the school year at Vernet-les-Bains has a little bitter taste following the possible closure of the 5th class announced last May. It was without counting on the tenacity of the parents delegates and elected officials who argued with Philippe Gonzalez, Inspector of National Education (IEN) and Frédéric Fulgence, Academic Director of National Education Services (Dasen) of the Pyrenees -Orientales, the increase in enrollment during the summer, bringing the number of students to 105, which is more than at the previous school year. Students will be on average more than 26 per class. Parents are concerned: “It is the quality of teaching that will be undermined. How can we speak of equal opportunities when the classes of cycle 2 are split in the Priority Education Networks (Rep), whereas here we are ‘routes to classes of 27 students. The school has already suffered a class closure in 2018 “. Parents of students and elected officials hope to be heard.
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