Students from the AM state network will have reduced class time after court decision

Classes at state schools in Manaus that offer Elementary Education in the final years and Secondary Education in the morning and afternoon shifts will last 45 minutes from next Monday (16). The measure was communicated on Friday (13), through a memorandum signed by the State Secretary of Education, Jander de Lima Lasmar.

The change was determined by the State Department of Education and School Sports (Seduc-AM) in compliance with a court decision that recognized the 15-minute break between classes as part of teachers' working hours.

In the decision, the Court recognized that the 15-minute school break must be counted as time available to the public administration and cannot be deducted from the teachers' day. The understanding ensured the limit of four hours per day and 20 hours per week of teaching work per shift.