The health crisis continues to impact the organization of schools. This Sunday, February 13, 2022, Jean-Michel Blanquer – the Minister of National Education, Youth and Sports – participated in the program “Political Questions” on France Inter. Faced with journalists, the politician wanted to be reassuring. However, he explained that the end of the mask in class would not be possible before the “spring”.
To date, caution is in order. It is impossible to opt for this measure on returning from the winter holidays. “We are both keen to lighten the protocol for the children as much as possible and at the same time wish to protect them as much as possible. It is eminently desirable that the mask can be removed from children as soon as possible (…). It will most likely happen before the end of the school year.” underlined the man of confidence of Emmanuel Macron.
In the process, Jean-Michel Blanquer also explained himself as to the new modalities concerning the alleviation of the health protocol in schools. These rules will be applied when returning from vacation according to the areas concerned.“We go from level 3 to level 2 in primary school”, added the politician. “Concretely, this means that children no longer have to wear the mask outside, we can play sports again inside, without a mask, except for contact sports”.
And that’s not all ! Next February 28, students and establishment staff will only be able to carry out a single test on D+2 instead of three. “We are in a position to make some reductions”, said Jean-Michel Blanquer. “We have the feeling that the peak of the 5th wave (of Covid-19) is behind us and that the current drop in health figures is impressive and allows us to have relative optimism. We can hope for a return to normal even if no one can predict the long-term future on these issues”. To be continued…
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