A number of students in the Maaterka territorial commune in Figuig province are facing significant difficulties in pursuing their education. This is due to the relocation of the fifth and sixth grades from several school branches to the communal school, without providing the necessary conditions to guarantee their schooling.
This concerns the branches of Khittit Ahmed, Sidi Ali As-Safli, and Sidi Ali Al-Alawi. The absence of school transportation and the rugged terrain have prevented many students from attending the communal school, leading to dozens of students dropping out of school in recent academic years, including the current one.
Informed sources confirm that the closure of these grade levels in the affected branches has exacerbated the phenomenon of school dropout, despite the fact that the aim of establishing communal schools is to improve the quality of education and provide transportation, food, and accommodation services to encourage schooling in rural areas.
Despite residents’ demands to reopen the fifth and sixth grades in these branches to bring the school closer to the students, the situation remains unchanged, threatening to deprive more children of their constitutional right to education.
