{"id":1738,"date":"2024-04-25T21:50:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T19:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/?post_type=actualite&#038;p=1738"},"modified":"2024-04-25T21:50:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T19:50:09","slug":"centres-de-services-scolaires-du-fer-and-du-littoral-violence-and-resignations","status":"publish","type":"actualite","link":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/en\/actualites\/centres-de-services-scolaires-du-fer-and-du-littoral-violence-and-resignations\/","title":{"rendered":"Centres de services scolaires du Fer and du Littoral &#8211; Violence and Resignations"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-1738","actualite","type-actualite","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"image":1739,"image_tablette":1741,"image_mobile":1743,"push":false,"push_message":"","contenu_flexible":[{"acf_fc_layout":"1_colonne","texte":"<strong>Centres de services scolaires du Fer and du Littoral<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Violence being experienced by school support staff in the Le Fer region, and resignations are on the rise\u00a0 <\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Violence towards school support staff at the Centre de services scolaire (CSS) du Fer affects almost four (4) out of five (5) people when it involves physical violence, and more than nine (9) out of ten (10) when it involves non-physical violence. Both types of violence have increased since the 2022 survey.\r\n\r\nOver the past five years, there has also been an increase in school support staff resignations of almost 40% at the CSS du Fer and 50% at the CSS du Littoral.\r\n\r\nThese two findings were of concern to F\u00e9d\u00e9ration du personnel de soutien scolaire\u00a0(FPSS-CSQ) President \u00c9ric Pronovost when he came to Sept-\u00celes to meet with school support staff working at the school service centers of the Le Fer and Littoral school service centers.\r\n\r\n<strong>Violence in the schools<\/strong>\r\n\r\nViolence experienced by school support staff continues to rise. The data was gathered by Ad hoc Research, in collaboration with the FPSS\u2011CSQ.\r\n\r\nStudents are the main source of these incidents, which include having objects thrown at them (85%), being hit (84%), being shouted at (84%), being sworn at or cursed at (60%), being subjected to abusive language (49%), and being spat at, scratched or scuffed (39%).\r\n\r\n\u201cIn this context, in addition to not being appreciated or treated based on their true value, it is unacceptable that school support staff have to endure physical and verbal violence that affects them severely. This has to stop, we have to protect education workers,\u201d says Monica Chiasson, President of the Syndicat de l\u2019enseignement de la r\u00e9gion du Fer (SERF\u2011CSQ).\r\n\r\nPronovost adds: \u201cI\u2019m going to have a lot of solutions to present to the Education Minister on May 24 at the Journ\u00e9e d'\u00e9change sur la pr\u00e9vention de la violence et de l'intimidation dans les \u00e9coles. I don\u2019t understand why Mr. Drainville hasn\u2019t already taken action to stop the violence.\u201d\r\n\r\n<strong>More than 504 school support staff have already resigned in the last five years in the C\u00f4te-Nord region<\/strong>\r\n\r\nOver the past five years and into the current year, 504 school support staff have resigned from school service centers and school boards in the C\u00f4te-Nord region. These figures do not include retirements. The FPSS\u2011CSQ used access to information requests to obtain the figures.\r\n\r\n\u00c9ric Pronovost is deeply concerned about the situation, saying: \u201cWe are witnessing a major crisis in education. These mass resignations are having an impact on the workload of those who remain and on the quality of the services we offer.\u201d\r\n\r\n<strong>Why people are resigning<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe reasons behind this wave of mass departures are varied, says Chiasson. \u201cLack of recognition,\u00a0precarious working conditions, lack of resources, and work overload are all factors that drive school support staff to make the difficult decision to leave their jobs in education.\u201d\r\n\r\nShe says this jeopardizes the quality of services offered to students. School support staff perform various tasks, from administrative management to facilities maintenance, to supporting students with special needs. Their contributions are often discreet, but they are fundamental.\r\n\r\n\u201cLosing people with experience and expertise is crucial. When people resign, new people need to be hired and trained to replace them. There is a significant cost associated with this, which the government needs to take into account.\r\n\r\nThe FPSS-CSQ is calling upon the Education Minister to take urgent action to resolve this crisis. \u201cDespite some gains in the new collective agreements, there are still many issues that require immediate action to preserve the integrity of our education system.\u201d \u201cSchool support staff remain deeply and constantly concerned about the lack of services to students,\u201d insists Pronovost. \u201cAdequate recognition of their essential contribution\u00a0is required; we are a decisive factor in education.\u201d\r\n\r\n<strong>More attractive jobs elsewhere<\/strong>\r\n\r\nMonica Chiasson points out that more attractive jobs are being offered by companies in the region. \u201cMany of our members, whether secretaries, labourers or specialized educators, have resigned their positions to take jobs elsewhere, where they are assured of more working hours, a sometimes-lighter workload and often higher wages. Our school service centers are losing valuable expertise,\u201d laments the SERF-CSQ President.\r\n\r\nLike other regions, the C\u00f4te-Nord is experiencing an exodus of young people. \u201cWe need to offer jobs that meet their expectations right here in our own region. The towns of Sept-\u00celes, Fermont, Port-Cartier and Blanc-Sablon are particularly hard hit by the labor shortage.\u201d Chiasson says efforts must be made to put an end to this shortage, for the sake of both students and staff.\r\n\r\nA recent survey conducted by the Institut de recherche et d'informations socio-\u00e9conomiques\u00a0(IRIS), showed that 48% of school support staff have to work during breaks, lunch hours or beyond their regular working hours to cope with their ever-increasing duties and responsibilities. Not surprisingly, over 80% of them say they are exhausted.","couleur":""}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/1738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/actualite"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}