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Lebanon
The Association of Basic Education Teachers expressed surprise at not being invited to the consultative meeting on official exams, and announced that if the exams proceed without meeting their demands, they will not participate in supervision.
The Association of Official Basic Education Teachers expressed surprise in a statement at "not being invited to the consultative meeting dedicated to discussing the file of official exams, despite being the body representing thousands of male and female teachers in official education and supposedly being the primary partner in any discussion related to this national educational entitlement."
While affirming its "commitment to responsible dialogue and consultation," it considered that "its absence from this meeting detracts from its representative right of thousands of supervisors and participants in committees and logistical work, upon whom the completion of the largest part of this entitlement falls."
It considered that "this absence comes after procrastination by the government and the Parliament in approving the opening of credits to disburse the six salaries that were approved from mid-February, to be benefited by teachers as of the first of March. With this procrastination, and after the statement of the Minister of Finance about the existence of millions of dollars, and after collecting the equivalent from the tax revenues on gasoline, this is sufficient reason to take the appropriate position."
The Association announced that "if the exams take place and the demands for the six salaries and the increase in supervision and correction wages are not met, then the matter does not concern us and we will not participate in supervision."
