AKEL describes the decision of the Ministry of Education to exclude a number of teachers from the Music Schools as inhumane and arbitrary, saying that without any warning it sends working family men to unemployment.
He even criticises the government, stressing that he wants this employment scheme because he sees these teachers as a consumable product which he can replace at any time.
He called on the Minister of Education to withdraw his decision allowing the teachers and conductors to reapply for a position in music schools.
The announcement:
In an unprecedented decision the Department of Education has barred a number of teachers who have worked for years (since their inception) in music schools from re-claiming their appointment.
More specifically, the Ministry's decision concerns choir teachers/masters and teachers of traditional music. It should be noted that most of them hold postgraduate diplomas and doctoral degrees in their field and who have contributed greatly to the prestige of the institution of music schools and have contributed to the participation of hundreds of students in European and other festivals.
The behaviour of the competent Ministry towards teachers who served our Education with zeal and dedication is both inhuman and arbitrary. The dismissal of music school teachers was done without any warning, sending working family men and women out of work. This new challenge will have further negative consequences for the progress of the institution of music schools, following the reduction of the teaching hours of the choral conducting course from two to one hour per week
[/P][BR][BR]This decision comes in the wake of the refusal of the Ministry of Education to implement the court's decision which held that the conversion of the employment status of the teachers in question to that of a purchased service scheme was invalid. A refusal that has led to continuous and intense struggles by the guilds and teachers of music schools. It is obvious that the government wants this employment status because it considers these teachers as an expendable product which it can replace at any time.
AKEL calls on the Minister of Education to withdraw his relevant decision without delay, allowing the teachers and conductors to reclaim their posts in music schools.
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