Protests of educators: After Belgrade, gathering and in Novi Sad – BBC News in Serbian

The day after the three-hour protest of educators and blockages of one of the most important bridges in Belgrade, teachers and professors gathered in Novi Sad, in front of the school administration in the city center.

The set 27. Marta organized the informal community « Presveta with students », emphasizing several requests, inter alia, relating to a better material position of educators and greater security in schools.

Without a strong educate, there is not a strong future, they said in the invitation.

The second half of the year has not started normally in individual schools because teachers do not hold lessons or work shortened for 30 minutes, which is why they are reduced salaries.

Individual high schools blocked pupils.

Both most are looking for fulfillment of student requests, which protest from November last year, seeking responsibility for the death of 16 people in the fallen of canopies at the train station in Novi Sad.

After the reduction of earnings, some teachers returned to 45-minute classes, but there are also those who do not give up on the strike.

In the past days, more primary schools returned to regular work. Classes takes place in 45 of 55 primary and secondary schools in Novi Sad, it was announced from the Cabinet of the Novi Sad Mayor.

Educational workers, however, say statistics are not authoritative.

Their colleagues from Belgrade was still blocked by Branko’s bridge on the set « Everybody to Bridge, because it was enough. »

From the two sides of the river in high rain and in the time of the traffic spit, 26. Marta gathered thousands of people, the agency writes Beta.

« We wanted to point out problems, we are currently in a very difficult situation, we suffer pressures, threats and needs to be a change, » says Jelena Drobnjakovic, Chemistry teacher in Elementary School « Ivo Andrić » in Belgrade.

Her school has been in suspension of work for 10 weeks and did not receive salary, he added.

« We are hard to survive in this situation. »

Blank Brank’s Bridge in Belgrade « There is no sense » and « nothing politically will solve, » Miloš Vučević assessed, the Prime Minister of Serbia in a technical term.

« I do not support the lock, I do not approve of and I do not understand, » Vučević said to the journalists in Ćićevac, where he visited the newly built kindergarten.

They all reduced their revenge on all citizens that are not in blocks, she wrote On the social network, IKS Ana Brnabić, President of the Assembly of Serbia.

What did the protest in Novi Sad look like?

Educating workers in Novi Sad said their voice must be heard because the education voice is the future.

According to the gloomy day, some citizens were joining them in the center of Novi, and the traffic was blocked.

All together are invited to write messages in a creative corner that will be glued to the school administration door, transmits Portal 021.

They pointed out, seven demands to the school administration, because it is necessary to take « specific steps » to create working conditions.

They are looking for greater safety in schools, changes to regulations to increase earnings, but also the abolition of the Matura exams 2025. And depoliticization of schools.

Lidija Šuica Kiso, Mathematics teacher in the elementary school « Djordje Natošević » asked why no more wanted to work in Eddment.

She said the last hour she held on the 22nd. December without winning fired yet.

« Why? Because no one is to change me. Nobody will do this job, » he conveyed Portal my new sad.

Member of the City Council for Education Milica Vučićević said earlier that children’s education is a priority.

« Huge most educators, as well as parents, responsibly approaches the educational process, with the desire for all students, primary and secondary schools, returning to school benches.

« We are convinced that in a very short time in all schools, the teaching process is fully normalized, » Vučićević stated.

What did the protest in Belgrade look like?

During the three-hour blockade of Branko’s bridge, which connects the center with new Belgrade, gathered in silence on two occasions to the victims of May mass murders 2023, as well as the victims in the fall of the train station in Novi Sad.

Teachers and professors held speeches during the protests, and the organizers occasionally played music.

The gathering went quietly, with a small number of police officers who redirect traffic on both sides of the bridge.

The protest was organized by representatives of informal communities « Pulse » of Belgrade primary and secondary schools and the initiatives « Rebelled University ».

The lock of the bridge wanted to show that teachers did not frighten and invite other activities to « join the fight for a better company ».

« Preserved workers have been letting a great sacrifice for longer, they reduced their salaries, their requirements are not met and there are no indexes, » says Vasilije Matijašević, student of doctoral studies at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy.

« This is the fight of all of us, » he adds.

Connection symbolism

The gathering began with 19-minute silence for 19 victims of May tragedies, and the bridge fences glued to the shaped papers with the names of the victims.

Gathered then dropped in the Sava’s 19 white roses, in memory of killed 3. May In the elementary school « Vladislav Ribnikar » in Belgrade and 4th Maya In the villages of wood and a little nut.

This was probably the first protest on which there were more raincoats and umbrellas, but whistles and transparent, reports BBC Reporter Grujica Andrić.

The students were there to support professors and teachers, while so far, they were in the other way around.

« Scroll to passes the Education, the police officer, while with colleagues she was wearing artistic installation – a dollar metaphor for the fourth student requirement – increase budget for higher education 20 percent.

Some of the orders in the recognizable yellow vests were also professors.

« Prosveta has been on the valve of this society for months, and it cannot be more widely ripped out.

« It is unbearable, » Milan Stančić says, professor with the Faculty of Philosophy for the BBC in Serbian.

Meetings on both sides Bridge Symbol are the need for connectivity.

« We don’t cross the bridge today. We stand to show that there are values ​​through which it does not exceed – true, justice and dignity, » one of the representatives of « pulse » from Belgrade primary schools said.

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