students of the high school in Payerne (VD) wanted to do last Friday, something for the climate, and participated in the air strike. In time actually would be a math test on the program stood. The teacher knew no mercy for the strike: The Absentee, conceding a One – the lowest grade.
For Anne*, the is not traceable. “A penalty should not be with the services in the school mixed,” she says. “If I had to be in detention, I would have no Problem with that. But now I have problems to pass the school year, even though the Note has nothing to do with my performance in mathematics.” This is not morally correct.
rector defends action
Anne’s mother, sees the similar. Instead of a disease to pretend to have your daughter honestly told the truth. Support the Engagement of their daughter. The mother of the affected Céline is upset and now wants to appeal against the grading of their daughter.
the rector of The school, Thierry Maire, defends the approach. It was not a punishment, but to the normal application of the rules. “That’s the rule,” he says. Otherwise, it would have been if the students had asked for a leave of absence. “Some have done that. With you, we found a solution,” explains Maire.
Other cantons are gracious
In other cantons, the air strike of the students has debates with the political leaders. In the Valais, a student will meet the Delegation due to a Demonstration by the competent state councillor Christophe Darbellay (CVP). Also in the Canton of Vaud, the competent state councillor Cesla Amarelle has announced that the students meet.
The Canton of Basel-city refuses to punish the students because of the participation in the air strike with poor grades. Even if they missed, therefore, a test that writes views.ch. Simon Thiriet, spokesman for the Department of Education, explains: “In such a case, it is normally agreed on a second date.”
support the strike young people, even the top environmental managers in the country. “It pleases me when young people engage for the future. From climate change they are particularly affected”, let SP Federal councillor Simonetta Sommaruga announced by Twitter.
*Name known to the editors
(Taken over by 20 minutes, edited, of the daily Gazette.ch/Newsnet.)
Created: 29.01.2019, 15:23 PM
