The network of schools Diwan held its general meeting on April 22nd in Karaez withn the presence of Lena Louarn, vice-president of the regional council in charge of languages of Brittany. At this meeting, community leaders again denounced the policy of subsidized jobs which, since September, puts Diwan schools in difficulty. According to them, the introduction in February of the Career Skills Course does not provide a lasting solution and it is the volunteers who must compensate for the lack of facilities. The associative actors also deplore that Diwan's public service missions are insufficiently recognized, which forces the association to operate with undersized financial resources.
Inadequate legislative framework.
On the educational level, Diwan would also like municipalities to be obliged to pay the school fee for every child attending school, like bilingual schools. To meet the needs of the field and the growth of the workforce at the academies of Rennes and Nantes, the association would also like to open teaching positions in the competition. But for all this, it should also be possible for Diwan schools to be contracted as soon as they open, whereas they must wait two years with the current legislation.
To answer these challenges, Diwan wants to be a force of proposal and has made known to politicians who say they are sensitive. But "declarations of love are not enough, it must be written," said Stephanie Stoll, the president of the association. And to put pressure and be heard, the association prepares two major events, May 19th in Naoned and May 26th in Roazhon.
