Céline Géraud, edited by Ugo Pascolo 06:22, February 20, 2022

The return to school benches for students in zone B marks the first application of a new, lighter health protocol.

Optional mask outdoors, more flexible student mixing... Europe 1 goes around everything that will change for your child at school.

A new lighter protocol and new changes for students.

The end of the winter holidays for students in zone B is an opportunity for the new school health protocol to enter the schoolyard.

Further relief in line with the improvement in the country's health situation.

To help you find your way around, Europe 1 provides an overview of the rules now in force to combat the spread of Covid-19.

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No more masks outdoors

The first change is certainly the most visible and the most striking.

From Monday, wearing a mask is no longer compulsory outside, both for students and for teaching staff.

Primary school children will therefore be able to see the faces and smiles of their classmates and their mistress.

But beware, the mask remains compulsory in closed spaces, therefore classrooms.

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A more flexible mixing of students

It should be noted, however, that the PE lessons practiced indoors within the school premises are not exempt from masks.

An exception to this exception: contact sports.

There it will be necessary to raise the mask above the nose.

Finally, the rules for mixing students in common areas are becoming more flexible, children will in particular be able to have lunch in the canteen freely and no longer only with their classmates.