“I want to work with the minister for the start of the 2023 school year on a procedure that would ensure that children in working-class neighborhoods have all their supplies”in addition to the back-to-school allowance, said Friday August 26 on franceinfo Olivier Klein, Minister Delegate for the City and Housing.
In Clichy-sous-Bois, in Seine-Saint-Denis, a city of which Olivier Klein is the mayor, “It’s been three years since the start of the school year, all children from CP to CM2 will have on their table the whole set of essentials”. Clichy-sous-Bois is not the only town to do so, “there are mayors who have already started doing it, others are thinking about it”.
To set up free supplies, it is necessary to “Working there in working-class neighborhoods, in city policy, educational cities, we could do it with parents, teachers because we have to define this kit.” In Clichy, “it’s the city that buys, it costs about 30 euros per child, we are supported by National Education and the Ministry of Urban Policy. Having this keychain on the table has a symbolic force, d ‘equity”insisted Olivier Klein.
The use of the back-to-school allowance should be framed, say the Republicans who have tabled a bill. “I can’t take this suspicion anymore. It fits into already very hollow walletsreacted Olivier Klein. Whether people need that allowance for groceries, snacks, or school supplies, in some way that money they need.” And for the minister, it is not a question of abundance. “Allowing children to study in the best possible conditions, in a fair and equitable way, is anything but abundance, it is justice.”
“Having this keychain on the table on the first day of school has a symbolic force, of fairness. Making group purchases does not have the same cost”, defends Olivier Klein. “I can’t take it anymore. this suspicion” around the back-to-school allowance, castigates the minister. pic.twitter.com/3jJQGxgHPt
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