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For nearly ten days of final 58 students L M. Planchet, professor of history, geography and citizenship, are on strike and refuse to attend his classes.

"The course of M. Planchet are very difficult to follow and we fear for the ferry that approach," said Xavier, one of the class representatives. Her friend Claudia says, "we struggle to understand his lectures, his speech is almost inaudible and hissing." Another student Luke adds: "Yeah, plus he can not write on the blackboard, and sometimes he leaves the classroom in the middle of a course like this without explanation ..."

The headteacher, (We say now the Principal Executive Officer) supported the professor, "we are aware of the difficulties encountered by students of M. Planchet, but this scenario is common with older teachers and we have to do with it. Students should be more tolerant and accepting teachers as they are. Anyway there is no other ... "

Doucet, SGFSEN-elect of UNPPI and representative (without voting rights) of the faculty of the School Board of Shareholders also defended Mr. Planchet. "It is now essential to adjust the working conditions of teachers seniors. We wish, "she said, that the Board accepts the nap after lunch. This would formalize a practice since all colleagues of his age (between us, we call them "Generation Sarkozy") sleep in the afternoon in front of their students, which leads to disturbances. Likewise we hope that the Rector, (we must now say the Limited Liability Company Rectoral ™), will organize the pick up services of these teachers, because since its privatization, MAIF ® will not insure drivers over 65 years . Finally there is an urgent need to reserve rooms on the ground floor our elders because many of them have great difficulty climbing stairs due to their arthritis. "

M. Planchet is in her classroom, sitting at his desk in front of empty seats sixty. It is a small man of 75 years, he taught at the Lycee France-Uruguay since 1992. M. Planchet difficult to answer our questions. "I have great difficulty understanding you, we confessed he, my hearing is not what it was and since the privatization of MGEN ®, hearing aids, like glasses, are no longer reimbursed . "To the complaints of his students he retorts:" It is true that my speech has changed over time. Years pass and the teeth fall out. This is particularly disturbing that the dentures are expensive these days! And the problem of the table and rushed out, "the table is because of osteoarthritis, I can not write with his right hand. As for my release, they are due to my prostate, I must absolutely go to the bathroom every 30 minutes. I know that students are upset but put yourself in my place ... "

Before dozing M. Planchet says he understands the demands of his students," If it were up to I would have retired long ago ... "The bell rang, he did not hear.

A queue of elderly people waiting outside the door of the refectory managed by the firm "SchoolFood ® & C °. "These are the old High School, said the uniformed guard navy owned company" SchoolGuard ® & Co., teachers, administrators, staff service, sometimes there is even a former headmaster. They expect they are given the leftovers from the canteen. You know, retirees are living with so little ... "