A few magical hours in Venice, spent with the family in the colorful excitement of the carnival. A week later, the dolce vita means that Adèle, 6 years old and her little brother Marius, 3 years old, cannot access their respective CP and small section classes. After their vacation in Italy, the establishment in the Parisian suburbs asked their parents to keep them at home, as a "precautionary principle", while a spread of cases of coronavirus has been recorded since February 21 among our transalpine neighbors , with 283 patients listed on Tuesday.
This “fortnight”, recommended by the Ministries of Health and Education, “fell on them” somewhat by surprise. “After a few days in the Dolomites, we spent one last night in Venice before taking the plane. It was nine days ago, before the outbreak of Italian cases, notes Elsa, the mother of toddlers. In the meantime, I went back to work, they finished their vacation and then returned to school normally on Monday. "
"Should we cancel the dentist?" "
Except that on the same day, in the afternoon, the rectorates receive a letter from the ministry indicating that children returning from northern Italy, China (Singapore, Hong Kong) or even South Korea should not be sent to the crèche, school, college or high school for the fourteen days following their return. This Tuesday morning, Elsa goes around in circles and Adèle asks: "Mom, aren't we going to school?" "Out of respect, I called the manager, explaining that we had been home for a week and that I did not know what to do. She said she was about to call me and asked me, sorry, to stay with us. "
Elsa then explains to the children that there are sick people in Italy and that everyone, she understood there at the request of her HR manager, will have to stay at home for another week. "They are delighted but for me, it's really weird to suddenly have a status like this, which gives you a label. And that involves a lot of questions: when and how to get them out? Make them wear a mask? Cancel the long-planned dentist? And for us, how do we telecommute with two small children? Lists the 30-year-old who stocked up on crayons and coloring books to fill the impromptu vacation.
Mayor suspends swimming lessons
How many are there in the same case? Requested, the Ministry of Education did not respond to our requests. But numerous examples were reported in different establishments, notably in Ile-de-France, where the holidays are completely over. In Courbevoie (Hauts-de-Seine), several students from the Lycée Paul-Lapie, who returned from the Latin country were confined. Five of them are undergoing diagnostic tests. In Coubron (Seine-Saint-Denis), the mayor suspended swimming lessons for three classes ... A civilian doctor, he explained that teenagers and trainers from the swimming club did an advanced training course in a small town from Tuscany (Editor's note: one of the two new contaminated regions) .
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"We are totally for the implementation of precautionary measures but the problem is that we do not have clear and precise information from the ministry," regrets Sophie Vénétitay, professor and assistant general secretary of SNES. “Since this Monday, there have been brutal announcements from colleagues and students sent home, but with a vagueness: under what status for teachers? And with what course follow-up for the students? We will have to quickly put in place uniform instructions, because this Monday, it will be the start of classes in zone B, with the academies of Aix-Marseille or Nice, close to Italy. "
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Elsa, she intends to ask Adèle's mistress for the list of homework in order to do a little school at home. And to keep everyone in shape, after the nap, it was this Tuesday afternoon, collective gym session, in the living room!