HIBAPRESS_ Rabat
These were wholesale dismissals that had previously affected a number of regional educational managers. These decisions were followed by public opinion at the time with a degree of surprise, and sometimes with indignation. They even raised many questions about the way in which the "termination of duties" of many provincial directors, who had made positive contributions to the reality of the educational system, was carried out, even though their directorates ranked very high in the classification of pioneering schools.
However, with the arrival of Minister Nabil Benabdelkader, who belongs to a long-standing national political party with roots in the struggle of the late leader Ali Yata, a party associated with the values of social justice, equality, democracy, and progress, several questions have arisen: Will the minister currently appointed at the head of the Ministry of National Education, Early Childhood and Vocational Training and Higher Education, rearrange the cards and review such decisions that have emptied educational directorates of scientific, academic, and managerial competencies, and cast them aside? Some were assigned duties within offices in certain centers that did not match their stature and their reputational standing as competent cadres, and some lost their way, lamenting their bad luck as victims of circumstances?
The question remains, asking "Comrade Nabil," will he give justice to such professional competencies, many of which are recognized for their contributions, effective communication, and dedication to the educational system, and return them to decision-making centers to continue their tasks?
This is what a broad segment of public opinion in education hopes for from Comrade Nabil Benabdelkader, who is imbued with the idea of restoring dignity to public schools and to the educational and administrative actors as a basic and pivotal element for the advancement of the educational process.
Members of the education and training system hope that the current minister, given his political acumen as the secretary-general of an old party, will translate his promises into action, as he considered that the success of educational reform requires directing investments towards public schools, emphasizing the importance of pedagogical and didactic training, and improving working conditions, so as to enable educational and administrative cadres to perform their duties as required and to gradually raise the level of learning; He stressed the need to prioritize early childhood education, and to strengthen social support for low-income families to help them ensure their children's continued schooling and reduce school dropout.
A political party career, through which "Comrade Nabil" possessed the courage and boldness to make decisions, leaves the question that arises: Will Minister Nabil correct the course and work to do justice to many provincial education directors who fell under the "guillotine" of dismissal during the era of Mohamed Saâd El Ouardi? Especially since many of these dismissed individuals are recognized for their contributions, competence, and integrity, starting from the province of Khénifra, passing through Settat, El Jadida, Mediouna, Sefrou, and reaching other directorates. Those sudden decisions, made with the stroke of a pen, had caused a wave of indignation within educational circles and social partners who issued statements and communiqués of solidarity, warning of the repercussions of these decisions that disrupted normal operations and sowed seeds of despair among other administrative cadres…
The anticipation remains with the appointment of the new minister, Nabil Benabdelkader, who has a following of his party's militants, most of whom are men and women of education spread across the country, perhaps they will contribute to clarifying the picture for him during their party meetings or the like, to explain the backgrounds and repercussions of these dismissals that affected many provincial directors in a time when their provincial directorates ranked high in the classification of pioneering schools.
