When the 1954 elections brought to power a coalition of Socialists and Liberals, the new Education Minister, Leo Collard, immediately set out to reverse the measures taken by his predecessor, founding a large number of secular schools and only permitting teachers with a diploma, forcing many priests out of the profession. These measures sparked mass protests from the Catholic bloc. A compromise was eventually found by the next government (a Catholic minority led by Gaston Eyskens), and the "Schools War" was concluded by the November 6, 1958 "School Pact".
when the 1954 elections brought to power a coalition of socialists and liberals the new education minister leo collard immediately set out to reverse the measures taken by his predecessor founding a large number of secular schools and only permitting teachers with a diploma forcing many priests out of the profession these measures sparked mass protests from the catholic bloc a compromise was eventually found by the next government (a catholic minority led by gaston eyskens) and the "schools war" was concluded by the november 6 1958 "school pact"