Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville attempted to reassure parents Wednesday as he confirmed the province is still missing thousands of teachers just days before the start of the school year.
Despite what the minister described at a morning news conference as a"big challenge," he said the government's goal is to ensure no classrooms are forced to close for lack of teachers.
"I was a parent. I know what back-to-school is like. It's stressful," Drainville said."It's even more so when you ask yourself, 'will my child have a teacher in their classroom?'" He insisted he is optimistic despite the immense staffing shortage, pointing to the province's ability last year to fill most of the more than 5,000 open teaching positions that remained in the weeks before the school year started.
Commenting on the situation Wednesday, Premier François Legault said there was no magic solution to fix the shortage given that it takes years for students in education programs to finish their teaching degrees and enter the workforce. He issued an appeal to existing teachers to"not give up" despite the challenges plaguing the education system.
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