The April meeting of the Bolesławiec County Council is under way. During the proceedings, questions about the situation in local education were not lacking. County head Tomasz Gabrysiak:
We agreed with the board that we would make every effort to ensure that the matura exams begin on the date scheduled for this very important examination.
The head of the Bolesławiec County Board stressed that two days ago he had met with all the headteachers of the county’s secondary schools. In the two schools that did not join the strike—“Handlówka” and “Mechanik”—there will certainly be no problem conducting the matura exams.
What about the remaining schools?
On Wednesday, the county head informed councillors, the headteachers tried to hold staff meetings. Without success. In most schools, new dates for the meetings were set.
T. Gabrysiak:
I hope that this situation will improve significantly today. If not, we are waiting for an amendment to the law.
He added:
In the worst-case scenario, the headteachers will classify the students over the weekend
What changes are being referred to?
As the rmf24.pl website reports:
On Wednesday, before the Council of Ministers meeting, Prime Minister Morawiecki announced an amendment to the Education Law. It provides that in schools where teachers’ councils do not decide to admit students to the matura exam, that authority will be granted to the school headteacher and, in special cases, to the governing body.
If the Sejm adopts the amendment today, the law may be signed by the president and published on 26 April, which—as reported by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister—will mean that the new education law will enter into force on Saturday, 27 April.
We will certainly return to this topic.