After several months of estrangement, the students returned to their establishments on Tuesday.

If it is now necessary to wear a mask and respect barrier gestures, the excitement of the start of the school year was still there.

Report in a college-high school in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.

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Nearly 12 million students returned to school on Tuesday, September 1.

Some had not seen a teacher "for real" for months.

So we had to get used to the ringing of the college for example, but also to wear a mask all day for all the students over 11 years old, and for all the adults of the establishments.

"I saw a teacher remove her mask, while the CPE itself said that no one should take it off," points out Ondine, a second grade student in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.

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Hydroalcoholic gel and direction of movement in the canteen

Despite the special context due to the coronavirus, the usual back-to-school questions come up: what will be the schedule, who will be the most severe or the most absent teacher ... and who will be in the same class as his friends.

"They are not with me. There are three classes and we are all separated", regrets Louis, who is entering 6th.

Also in the refectory, there is change: hydroalcoholic gel at the entrance, direction of movement and supervisors who ensure the placements of the students.

“We check that they are well staggered so that they can eat in good conditions,” says Vanessa.

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Despite the adaptations and the inconvenience of the mask, many were delighted to find their way back to school.

"I was happy because staying all day doing nothing at home is not a life", concludes Louise.