Mobilization of high school students: Edouard Geffray reaffirms his refusal to modify the dates of the baccalaureate

Sébastien Lecornu receives representatives of high school and university students on Monday afternoon, following the social conference with unions and employers.

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Edouard Geffray confirmed, Monday November 9 on France 2, that the baccalaureate dates will be maintained at the end of the school year. "We cannot demonstrate to cultivate the national character of the baccalaureate and then say 'what if we started to unravel things'", argued the Minister of National Education. Catch-up courses could be organized during school holidays “in February” or “at Easter”, he also announced. Edouard Geffray also recalled the “illegal” nature of the blockages in front of high schools. Follow our live stream.

The Prime Minister receives representatives of high school and university students on Monday afternoon. The interview is planned before a first work meeting to reform Parcoursup. This orientation system crystallizes the anger of youth.

“If the announcements are not up to par, we will continue to mobilize.” The High School Union warned on Franceinfo on Sunday: they “hope” from the social conference “10 billion euros and the repeal of Parcoursup”.

Remedial courses possible in February or Easter. Catch-up classes could be organized during school holidays "in February" or "at Easter", the Minister of National Education announced on Monday on France 2.

A new call for a strike on Tuesday. In National Education specifically, a new call for strike has been launched for next Tuesday.

The principal of the Emile Combes vocational high school, in Bègles (Gironde), was hit in the head by a projectile this morning, reports ICI Gironde. According to the town hall, around thirty hooded people arrived and set fire to the two gates of the establishment. The Bordeaux rectorate indicates that a complaint will be filed. Four individuals were arrested.

Like every morning, the Ministry of National Education has just communicated the number of blocked high schools. There were 31 of 3,700 at 9:30 a.m.

And during this time, the Student Union launched a petition to request adjustments to exams as the exams approach, so as not to "penalize" a young person who "fought for the right to study". The union refuses to allow students to be evaluated “on concepts” that they “could not see in person”. The text has already collected nearly 6,500 signatures.

Edouard Geffray wants to take advantage of the “success courses” that already exist to try to catch up with the programs, “for example during the February or Easter holidays”. During these weeks, volunteer teachers, “paid for this”, will come and give “complementary or additional catch-up or training lessons”.

The Minister of National Education announces that he wants to extend “catch-up classes” during the short holidays, to compensate for classes lost due to blockages.

“High school students must let their classmates enter class, otherwise they ruin their school year,” declared Edouard Geffray, on the set of “4 Vérités” on France 2. “There are people who have lost three or four weeks of classes because their classmates stopped them from going to class.”

The Minister of National Education threatens blocking high school students with “disciplinary sanctions”.