More than half of the teachers resigned because of the new headmaster

Even the porter quitted from the Weöres Sándor Elementary and Secondary School of Budapest, 9th district – reports 168 óra. Finding new teachers will be difficult because the whole country is short of pedagogues. The teaching staff of the secondary school did not support the application of László Kormos, the former headmaster. However, since public education is centralized in Hungary,  the decision is made by a state institution, and they decided in favour of Kormos. In another part of the city, in the 12th district, the headmaster resigned because of the “horrible system” of education.

Passing exams without teachers?

In the Weöres Sándor Elementary and Secondary School, graduates do not know how they will pass the school-leaving exam because they do not have teachers for many important subjects. The situation escalated in the school after former headmaster László Kormos’s application was accepted. Even though he was the only applicant, electing the headmaster caused irresolvable conflicts in the school.

In Hungary,

a state authority called Klebelsberg Centre decides about who will lead a public school as headmaster.

The teaching staff is allowed only to comment on their decision but has no veto.

According to Balázs Szandavéri, a former IT teacher who resigned in August, the conflict between the staff and the headmaster started in Spring. Secondary teachers thought that Kormos was not satisfied with the job of the secondary school headmaster and wanted to substitute him.  This conflict and the fact that the teachers did not support Kormos affected the everyday work of the teachers, so

all of them handed in their resignation.