The Minister of National Education Jean-Michel Blanquer said Thursday that wearing a mask would be compulsory from college including recess for this new school year. "This is what we set as a rule," he said on France inter. An updated health protocol published Thursday on the ministry's website emphasizes that "for middle and high school students, wearing the 'general public' mask is compulsory in enclosed spaces as well as in outdoor spaces".
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For kindergarten teachers, "transparent masks" will be distributed
To react to the new recent outbreak of the coronavirus, the minister announced last week that wearing a mask would now be compulsory for students over 11 years old. In the new health protocol, it is specified that it is "not compulsory when it is incompatible with the activity (taking meals, night in boarding school, sports practices, etc.)".
In these situations, "particular attention" should be paid to "limiting mixing and / or respecting distancing". During his back-to-school press conference on Wednesday, Jean-Michel Blanquer said that all teachers, including kindergarten teachers, would also be required to wear a mask. Asked about France Inter by a teacher from a large section and CP on the difficulty of inculcating the learning of the language with a mask, the Minister replied that "transparent masks" would be distributed over the next few days, "when it is is necessary".
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In kindergarten, "this can be strongly justified" as well as for teachers in charge of hearing-impaired children "who need to read lips," said Jean-Michel Blanquer. And as for the fears of a strong circulation of the virus in crowded classrooms, to more than 30 or 35 pupils, "today it is considered that the wearing of the mask compensates (the absence of) the physical distancing", has t -He underlines.