In a ruling published today, the court reaffirms that it is concerned that it is not meeting the minimum services required for a public body which is the education sector, in order to justify the need to extend the minimum services decreed last week and in force until 24 February.

The minimum services are now extended for another two weeks, between 27 February and 10 March, in a decision adopted unanimously.

As they started doing on Thursday, schools will have to continue to provide three hours of pre-school and 1st cycle classes, as well as three daily school times per class in the 2nd and 3rd cycles and secondary education, in order to ensure weekly coverage of the different subjects.

In addition to classes, support should also be guaranteed to students benefiting from additional measures in the field of inclusive education, therapeutic support, support for pupils in vulnerable situations, the reception of pupils in the units integrated in the Learning Support Centres and the continuity of measures directed to socio-emotional well-being.

As for non-teaching workers, they must ensure the concierge service, the provision of meals and the surveillance of students in the school space.

Among the reasons given to justify the decision, the Arbitral Tribunal underlines the inequalities between public and private education and the fact that the evaluations of the 2nd period should be completed on 32 March.

The indefinite strike called by STOP takes place since last December, but it was not until early February that schools had to ensure minimum services that, until Thursday, did not include classes.