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In Haute-Vienne, the city of Limoges is at the heart of the controversy after complaints from parents and teachers about too low temperatures in classrooms.
In Limoges (Haute-Vienne), a bright sun illuminates the classrooms. And yet, the thermometer only shows 14 degrees in the Léon-Blum kindergarten. “We just put the kids to bed for a nap. We put them in t-shirts, we have chattering teeth. It’s not very comfortable for children and neither is the alarm clock”, explains Françoise Leyrich, director of the establishment. In the nap rooms, blankets and space heaters try to warm up the students. For energy savings, we’ll go back.
This somewhat chilly return to school worries parents. A mother confides that her daughter “was not well at the time [elle l’a] recovered with frozen hands, she didn’t want to come back in the afternoon because it was cold”. This school is not an isolated case in the city. “Each year, we have complaints from colleagues who find themselves in classes where the temperature is not pleasant to work calmly and in good conditions”, explains Pascal Lavigerie, professor and SNUIPP-FSU representative. The heating was turned back on last week, but the Léon-Blum school is a thermal sieve, like hundreds of other establishments in France.