Primary education teachers demand Saturday holidays and regulated teaching hours

Primary education teachers, represented by the National Union of Education, are demanding reforms to the school weekly schedule. Their primary demands include making Saturday a weekly holiday and ensuring that daily teaching hours do not exceed three hours and 45 minutes.

The union argues that these demands are based on existing legal frameworks governing the working hours of public employees. They have called on the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports to issue a unified practical guide to standardize the distribution of weekly lessons and prevent discrepancies between different educational institutions.

Furthermore, the union maintains that the responsibility for organizing school schedules and distributing lessons lies with the Ministry and school administration, rather than individual teachers. The union has signaled potential escalatory actions if the Ministry fails to provide the requested organizational guide and respect the legal working hour limits.