Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer is singled out by a group of teachers named the “Red Pens” for “failing to protect staff in contact with children” who “spread” the coronavirus.
This collective filed a complaint Monday for "endangering the life of others" to the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR).
The collective of "Red Stylos" filed a complaint for "endangering the life of others" against the Minister of National Education Jean-Michel Blanquer, accused of "not protecting staff in contact with children" who "are spreading the virus" of Covid-19, he announced Tuesday.
The complaint, signed by 55 members of the "Red Stylos" collective, was received Monday by the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR), the only one empowered to investigate a minister in the exercise of his functions, according to a judicial source .
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"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 AFP Nicolas Glière, spokesperson for the collective which claims 74,200 members, teachers and education staff.
"Children spread the virus and schools are clusters, it's true. We would have liked schools not to close, but now we have no choice," he added.
"We are in danger, people have fallen seriously ill"
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.
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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 to AFP, 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.