The reception of minors with accommodation will not reopen for the winter holidays in view of the health situation, said Wednesday the entourage of the Secretary of State in charge of Youth and Engagement, Sarah El Haïry.
In accordance with a decree of October 29, 2020 linked to the state of health emergency, which sets the terms of collective reception of minors (ACM), activities with accommodation were suspended "
until further notice
", indicated the management. youth, popular education and associative life (DJEPVA).
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This concerns holiday stays, short stays, specific stays, holidays with a family, scouting accommodation with accommodation and activities ancillary to leisure activities and young people.
Receptions without accommodation (extracurricular and extracurricular leisure activities, youth reception and scouting accommodation without accommodation) can, on the other hand, accommodate minors, according to the DJEPVA.
In view of the evolution of health conditions, this regulatory framework for stays with accommodation "
is not intended to be changed
" and "
it is therefore not planned to reopen these centers for the winter holidays
", continued the same source.
"
It's sad but we expected it
", the summer
camps
"
will remain closed
", told AFP Anne Carayon, general manager of the association "
Jeunesse au plein air
" (JPA).
According to her, this measure is only the extension of what had been decided during the last confinement, and the summer camps had "
never resumed
".
There has been a bit of it this summer and during the fall break, she noted, citing the latest figures from the National Institute for Youth and Popular Education (Injep), which show that the number of stays fell by 52% in August 2020 compared to 2019 and attendance by 49%.
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