Children will no longer be able to eat hot meals in the canteen. - G. Varela / 20 Minutes

School meals are now free in the 126 primary schools in Montpellier, until the end of the school year. A decision made for social and health reasons.

In a tweet, Philippe Saurel (DVG), mayor of the seventh city in France, specifies various barrier gestures to avoid the spread of the coronavirus and justify this decision: "Distancing, separation of flows, no more canteen terminals, avoiding contact, hand washing… "

The canteen will be free until the end of the school year for children in #Montpellier schools.
Cold meal, gourd for water.
Distancing, separating flows, no more canteen terminals, avoiding contact, washing hands ... # COVID19 @ afpfr @Midilibre @ GazetteLive34 pic.twitter.com/JYu6qOJbFx

- Saurel Philippe (@Saurel_P) May 15, 2020

For practical reasons, the menus will be based on cold meals. Each student must bring their own bottle. In Montpellier, only 5% of children have returned to primary schools since the deconfinement and the reopening of classes on May 12.

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