The academic year 2023-2024 is unfolding in fits and starts. So far, it follows the same trajectory as recent academic years during which schoolchildren have lost many days of class for reasons we are familiar with. In some regions of the country, such as Les Cayes, Jérémie, Ouanaminthe, where anti-Ariel Henry protests have been launched, school doors have been closed for weeks. In other regions, it's insecurity that forces educational institutions to keep their doors closed or operate sporadically. To the dismay of parents, students, and stakeholders in the education system. They observe, with helplessness, the hijacking of the education system by our crisis-makers.

In a country where the students' level is plummeting, every lost day of class is one catastrophe too many. It is a violation of children's right to education. Lost class days are also a loss of resources for parents, as in the majority of cases, the school year is paid for in full, rain or shine.