Jean-Michel Blanquer in a primary class in La Ferté-Milon, March 22, 2021. -

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A complaint for "endangering the life of others" was filed by the collective of teachers of "Red pens" against the Minister of National Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, accused of "not protecting staff in contact with children "who" spread the virus "of the coronavirus, the group announced on Tuesday.

Signed by 55 members of the “Red Stylos” collective, the complaint was received Monday by the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR), the only one empowered to investigate a minister in the performance of his duties, according to a judicial source.

"The schools are clusters, it's true"

"We are faced with a minister who is in total denial of reality: he told us that we were no longer in danger at home than at school, that there were no cases in schools, which has reduced the figures… While schools are exploding, ”said Nicolas Glière, spokesperson for the collective which claims 74,200 members, teachers and education personnel.

“Children spread the virus and schools are clusters, it's true.

We would have liked the schools not to close, but now we have no choice, ”he added.

Nicolas Glière criticizes Jean-Michel Blanquer for "not protecting staff who are in permanent contact with children" and for not having listened to teachers' alerts on contamination in schools.

"We have not been heard, we are in danger, people have fallen seriously ill, nothing has been done: the complaint is a necessity", summarized Nicolas Glière, professor of French in a Parisian college.

Closing classes from a single case

The “Red Stylos” collective, created in December 2018, “demands the closure of schools in the most affected areas and the passage in half-groups elsewhere to protect education staff and families”.

"The closure of classes for a few weeks does not kill anyone, on the contrary (of) lies (of the minister)", denounces the collective in a message addressed, regretting that the "soft" measures of the government.

Since Monday, a single case of Covid in a class in schools, colleges and high schools has resulted in its closure, against three cases previously, the executive decided to halt the progression of Covid-19.

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