France: in confined departments, a single case of Covid in a class will cause its closure
The French Minister of Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, visits a classroom of a primary school in La Ferté-Milon, in the north of France, on March 22, 2021. AFP - FRANCOIS LO PRESTI
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Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer announced on Friday that in the 19 departments concerned by the regional reconfinement, a single case of Covid in a class would now result in its closure, against three cases previously.
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We must strengthen health measures in the school environment (...) From next week, in the departments concerned, we will close each class in the first case of contamination
", he said during a point hurry.
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This will necessarily mean more class closures in the coming days for those who are concerned,
" he admitted, adding that this would concern "
all school levels
", from kindergarten to high school.
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We will therefore strengthen the means of replacement
" of teachers, promised the minister, acknowledging "
the tension in certain territories
".
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The rectorates concerned will be able to recruit more
", he said.
The closed classes will be for "
a period of two to three weeks
" and parents will be able to ask to benefit from a work stoppage to keep their children, Jean-Michel Blanquer added.
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This requires major adaptations from society,
” he added.
In response to a question, the minister did not support the proposal to advance the April vacation by two weeks.
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We should not prevent ourselves from any kind of development but the objective is rather to maintain the calendar because it has not been shown that the holidays lead to less contamination than the school period
", he insisted. .
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