INTERVIEW
To put or not to put his children in school, despite the coronavirus? Here is the dilemma for many parents. Some classes reopen this Tuesday, depending on the level and in accordance with health regulations. Renaud Pfeffer, is a father but also the mayor LR of Mornant, in the Rhône, a town of 6,000 inhabitants. He launched an appeal on Europe 1 "to the solidarity of the population and to good citizenship", to give priority to returning to class for children whose parents have no choice.
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"I would not put my children in school for two reasons, the first is that we know that for the school to work, it is actually necessary that we have less than 50% of the pupils present within Those who have no choice but to put their children in school must have priority, "he said. According to him, this is the only condition for schools to reopen in the best possible conditions.
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"The second reason, as mayor, from the start I wonder about this resumption of school. It was a real headache with an extremely complicated National Education reference system, changes that occurred very recently, again last week. " Within its commune, all levels will be open for a few students from Thursday. "We have about 32% of the parents who are going to put the children back in Mornant school," he explains.
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"The material instructions we can do, but the barrier gestures of children? I think that a CM2, you can do it but when you talk about a large section it is contrary to everything we taught him since the beginning of the year ", worries the councilor. He therefore calls for limiting the number of children returning to class. "When you are mayor you have to express a word, a sense of responsibility, solidarity and good citizenship."