Anger Mounts at Hammam Lif Pilot High School
As synthesis exams approach, a critical situation is putting the academic year of dozens of students at risk. A total of six classes - three first-year and three second-year science classes - have been without physics lessons since the beginning of the school year. This lack of teaching in a subject considered fundamental is generating significant concern among students and parents.
In fact, the absence of a physics grade in the arithmetic average of the first trimester poses a significant threat to the future of high school students. Without this grade, students may be penalized, risking exclusion at the end of the year and forced reorientation towards a classical high school. For students wishing to change fields next year or apply to another pilot establishment, the absence of physics results is an automatic reason for refusal, as explained by the mother of a second-year science student: "If he doesn't have a physics grade, his request to change fields and reorient towards another secondary pilot establishment will be automatically refused."
Faced with the distress of families, the school administration had promised a rapid solution, deciding to assign a teacher from the high school or a neighboring establishment to ensure at least three of the five weekly hours of classes planned in the school calendar. However, to date, the affected classes still do not have a physics teacher.
Exasperated, parents finally sent a petition in November to the Ben Arous Regional Education Commission, obtaining the promise that a physics teacher would soon be assigned. The wait continues, and the countdown to the exam period is accelerating, leaving students in an unacceptable situation of pedagogical and administrative uncertainty.
The situation is critical, and the students are paying the price for the lack of action from the school administration. The absence of a physics teacher is not only affecting the students' academic performance but also their future prospects. The parents and students are calling for a swift resolution to this issue, and it is essential that the school administration and the Regional Education Commission take immediate action to address this crisis.
