Faced with the fifth wave of Covid-19 and in the face of the increase in the number of cases, the government has recently announced new measures. On January 2, Jean-Michel Blanquer thus unveiled the brand new health protocol put in place in schools, as of the start of the school year, after the Christmas holidays. Measures announced just hours before the resumption of classes, strongly criticized by parents and teachers.
If a first strike movement was born on January 13, another day of protest is planned for this Thursday, January 20, 2022. Annoyed, the unions are demanding in particular “strong responses” to the government in the face of “to chaos” created by the health crisis.
Jean-Michel Blanquer at the heart of a new controversy
If Jean-Michel Blanquer was singled out for having set out the measures very late, he is now being criticized from all sides, because the Mediapart site has just revealed that he was on vacation when he revealed these measures. The Minister of National Education was indeed in Ibiza at the start of the school year! Very quickly, the ministry took the floor to confirm that he was indeed on vacation and that he was “working remotely” as he is allowed. “It’s nothing out of the ordinary” added the entity, specifying that Jean-Michel Blanquer was “in a private setting for 4 days of vacation” and that members of the government have the right to leave up to two hours by plane from Paris.
Not enough to convince Internet users who reacted strongly on Twitter to criticize the minister’s announcement… so much so that the hashtag #Ibiza was at the top of the trends a few hours ago.
“Once again this government is disconnected from the reality of the French!”, “He takes it easy under the palm trees”, “We better understand the sloppy work done on Sunday evening”, “On vacation in Ibiza and playing table tennis in a suit and tie. Completely west these policies”, “This incomprehensible protocol, laid in Ibiza” can we read in particular among the reactions.
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