Barrier gestures, hand washing ... the circular back to school published

Covid-19 obliges, vigilance will remain in place in September in schools. The Ministry of Education published a circular Friday evening to frame the start of the new school year, which will be carried out under the same sanitary conditions as those applied at the end of the school year.

“All students are welcomed during school time. In order to guarantee the health of students and staff, and having regard to the epidemic situation at the date of this circular, compliance with essential health rules must be ensured, ”explains the text. "Barrier gestures, hand hygiene, wearing a mask for adults and students over 11 years old when the distance rules cannot be respected in confined spaces as well as in school transport, cleaning and ventilation of premises", is it specified in this circular.

"Ensure the best education for all students"

The ministry relies on the advice of the High Council for Public Health and the Defense Council in order to provide sanitary and educational support for a new school year. However, "in the event that the health situation requires more stringent measures, due to the active circulation of the virus on all or part of the national territory, a plan for educational continuity, available for consultation in the coming days, will be put in place to provide distance education ", continues the circular, while Public Health France judged this Friday that the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 increased in France.

“We put ourselves in a position to respond to any eventuality, especially in the event that there is a second wave, which can intervene largely after the month of September. If this should happen, we have a national continuity plan […] and in the worst case, by distance education, for which obviously we will continue to improve, ”explained Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer during a trip to a Parisian high school on Friday. "Our objective is obviously to provide the best education for all students," he said.

To support the teams in the event of more stringent health measures, “the ministry has drawn up a plan including, in addition to the health protocol, a reminder of the main actions to be carried out, advice and good practices on the organization of the service and digital equipment , the methods of activating the virtual classes of Cned and My class at home, and a selection of digital educational resources available to teachers and families, ”announces the ministry.

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And to insist on the fact that "the priority objective of this return to school is to establish a serene framework favorable to learning and to the resumption of collective life. It is about closing the gaps that may have arisen from this health crisis, which means identifying the specific needs of each student and responding to them in a personalized manner. ”

Growing educational inequalities

To do this, “1,500,000 additional hours to reinforce personalized support and help with homework” are planned. Confinement and the health crisis have indeed widened certain inequalities: 4% of students dropped out, according to the ministry. Sometimes "much more", testify to many teachers, who say they have, for some, lost up to "a third of the class".

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Despite the deconfinement in mid-May and the gradual reopening of schools, for the past three months, many children have never returned to school.