{"id":1854,"date":"2024-05-09T20:09:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T18:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/?post_type=actualite&#038;p=1854"},"modified":"2024-05-09T21:40:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T19:40:14","slug":"beauce-violence-and-resignations-are-a-harsh-reality-for-school-support-staff","status":"publish","type":"actualite","link":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/en\/actualites\/beauce-violence-and-resignations-are-a-harsh-reality-for-school-support-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Beauce &#8211; Violence and resignations are a harsh reality for school support staff"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-1854","actualite","type-actualite","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"image":1849,"image_tablette":1851,"image_mobile":1853,"push":false,"push_message":"","contenu_flexible":[{"acf_fc_layout":"1_colonne","texte":"Violence towards school support staff at the Centre de services scolaire (CSS) de la Beauce-Etchemin affects almost two (2) out of five (5) people when it involves physical violence, and more than five (5) out of ten (10) when it involves non-physical violence.\r\n\r\nThe CSS de la Beauce-Etchemin has also seen a significant number of school support staff resign over the past five (5) years.\r\n\r\nThis was a source of concern to F\u00e9d\u00e9ration du personnel de soutien scolaire\u00a0(FPSS-CSQ) President \u00c9ric Pronovost when he came to the Beauce region as part of the FPSS-CSQ\u2019s 25<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary tour. He took the opportunity to meet with school support staff working at the CSS de la Beauce-Etchemin.\r\n\r\n<strong>Violence in the schools<\/strong>\r\n\r\nStudents are the main source of these incidents which include shouting at staff (68%), being hit (55%), having objects thrown at them (52%), swearing or cursing (49%) and being subjected to abusive language (46%).\r\n\r\n\u201cViolence against school support staff who should be appreciated and treated well for what they offer is unacceptable. It affects them severely and must stop. We need to protect education workers,\u201d says Annie Boily, President of the Syndicat du personnel de soutien scolaire de la Beauce-Etchemin (SPSS-CSQ).\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 immediate action to stop the violence.\u201d\r\n\r\n<strong>More than 1,806 school support staff in the Chaudi\u00e8re-Appalaches region have already resigned in the last five years <\/strong>\r\n\r\nOver the past five years and into the current year, 1,806 school support staff have resigned from school service centers and school boards in the Chaudi\u00e8re-Appalaches region. There were 304 resignations from the CSS Beauce-Etchemin. 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 Boily. \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 on 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. School 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\nAnnie Boily points out that more attractive jobs are being offered by companies in the region. \u201cMany of our members, whether secretaries, laborers 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 SPSS-CSQ President.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","couleur":""}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fpss.lacsq.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/1854","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=1854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}