In Martinique, "it turns out to be impossible to reopen colleges and high schools to schools in May," said Thursday the president of the Executive Council of the Martinique regional authority, Alfred Marie-Jeanne. During the videoconference organized by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe with all the presidents of regions, Alfred Marie-Jeanne stated that "there can be no question of exposing schoolchildren and staff to the risk of contamination" , according to a copy of his speech.
With the support of the mayors and presidents of EPCI (public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation) of the island, but also of teachers 'unions and parents' associations, he explained the reasons why Martinique will not reopen its colleges and high schools on May 11.
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He put forward the question of the equipment of the personnel responsible in particular for cleaning the premises. According to Alfred Marie-Jeanne, 1,000 agents must be equipped "at the rate of at least three masks per day" . However, "the existing stock in masks" , as much as "the uncertainty of the arrival of new stocks" does not make it possible to "meet this requirement" . For the elected representative of Martinique, "an educational organization must be deployed to complete the school support and to ensure the return to school in September" .
Words that come after the decision of the mayor of the Preacher, city in the north of Martinique, not to reopen the school in his town on May 11. Marcelin Nadeau calls on all the mayors of the island to come together to take a common position on the subject. It therefore agrees with the opinion of the teachers' unions. One of them, the FNEC-FP-FO has also filed a strike notice which will take effect from May 11. Thursday, in a statement, the union called the National Education to strengthen the means at the beginning of September in Overseas.
Overseas has "between 15 and 25% of school dropouts," announced Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer.