French Schools in Morocco Face Parent Backlash Over In-Person Learning Plans

Thus, these, through a petition addressed to the management of the establishment, have requested: the reduction of the number of students to less than 20 per class; half-day classes, in order to avoid undesirable gatherings in the canteen, as well as to relieve the children of wearing the mask all day; that a class be reserved entirely for each group in order to limit the movements between the rooms; the implementation of a real alternative in terms of distance learning.

The Service for Cooperation and Cultural Action (SCAC) of the French embassy in Morocco had recommended the choice of face-to-face, extolling the virtues of interaction with teachers and the maintenance of social and emotional ties as essential elements for the fulfillment of students, while requiring specific presence and involvement of parents.

Despite all this, it appears that the latter are not at all satisfied with what is being offered to them, just like those of the Lycée Descartes in Rabat. They have all called for an extraordinary general meeting bringing together all the parents of students.