Conditions Met For Classes To Resume

The following is a press release from the Minister of Higher Education:

“In keeping with the Highest Orientations contained in the address of the President of the Republic, Head of State on the 31^st December 2016, in direct relation to the press release of the Prime Minister, Head of Government on the 5^th January 2017, the Minister of Higher Education, President of the Inter-Ministerial Committee in charge of examining and proposing solutions to grievances raised by Teachers’ Trade unions, recalls that the 4^th Ordinary session of the said instance will meet at the end of the Month of January 2017. Like the first three sessions, it concerns all Teachers’ Trade Unions without exception.

Its objective is to prepare the National  Education Forum which is scheduled to take place this year in keeping with the announcement of the Prime Minister, Head of Government on the 2^nd of December 2016.

It will also take into consideration the restitution of work done by the two groups that were put in place during the 3^rd Ordinary session of the Commission on the 30^th of December 2016 on the economic and financial problems of teachers on the one hand, and on social problems  on the other.

All the conditions are therefore met for classes to resume in all serenity on the 9^th of January 2017 on the entire territory as underscored by the Prime Minister, Head of Government in his presse release of the 5^th of January 2017.

The security of teachers, pupils, students and parents is guaranteed by the State as emphasized in the afore mentioned Press release of the Prim...