Documents related to schools in Dordrecht
The two documents below concern schools during wartime in Dordrecht. The first document is a call addressed to the parents of Dordrecht students to send their children back to school. Despite the ongoing war, the compulsory education law remained in effect. However, many parents chose to keep their children at home due to the increasing violence, air bombings, and raids. The director of the Secondary Technical School in Dordrecht writes to the parents, expressing understanding for their concerns but also highlighting the resulting stagnation in education.
The second document also pertains to education in Dordrecht. It is an announcement dated May 12, 1945, from the newly installed Mayor Bleeker, stating that schools will reopen starting Monday, May 14, 1945. Life was gradually returning to normal after the liberation.
