The government has decided, just before schools were supposed to open, that the new school year will be delayed by a week, Yeniduzen reports.
The government explained that the delay is because the teacher hiring process hasn’t been completed yet, so the start date has been pushed to Monday, September 23. The sudden decision, published in the Official Gazette, states: “The Cabinet has decided that all public schools under the Primary Education Directorate, General Secondary Education Directorate, and Vocational Technical Education Directorate will begin the 2024-2025 school year on Monday, September 23, 2024, due to the ongoing teacher hiring process“.
In an earlier report Yeniduzen wrote that:
With teacher candidates waiting for appointments, it is anticipated that 47 teachers will come from Turkey.
- Nearly 100 teacher positions have been reduced.
- About 285 section heads in the departments which handle the technical setup and upkeep of workshops and other specialised areas. have not been appointed.
- Nearly 45 positions for technical instructors in workshops are waiting.
- 15 out of 49 schools are construction sites.
- There are Portakabin classrooms in 11 schools.
- Some schools at risk of earthquakes have not had their risk assessed.
Current Situation in Primary Education:
- 19 school buildings are out of use.
- There are a total of 87 container classrooms in 24 schools.
- Strengthening works are ongoing in 8 schools.
- There is a need for 240 temporary teachers.
Tahir Gökçebel, Secretary General of the Secondary Education Teachers’ Union: “If something happens to a child or a teacher today, the Minister of Education is responsible”.
Burak Maviş, Secretary General of the Teachers’ Union: “If necessary, we will suspend education for a certain period for the safety of the children”.
Since this report, school opening has been delayed by one week.
