The news sounds like one more clue that the epidemic situation is improving.
All metropolitan college students will be able to return to their class as of Monday.
The Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer announces this Friday on Europe 1 the end of the half-gauges from next week.
The measure was still in force in the fifteen departments most affected by the epidemic, but in recent weeks parents and teachers had expressed their concern about the risk of dropping out of school.
For the 900,000 students of third, the college certificate is approaching (Editor's note, June 28 and 29) and the news was long overdue.
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"Due to the improvement in the health situation, from next week, gradually, the fourth and third of these departments will be able to return to full class", announces this Friday Jean-Michel Blanquer.
The decision was made Thursday evening.
No change for high schools
"I obviously let the heads of school know this very morning", indicates the minister, who specifies that this return to normality "can be gradual".
"We must give time to the principals of colleges, to all the teams, to organize themselves," he anticipates.
“I know that was what everyone was asking for,” the minister continued.
“Obviously, sanitary conditions had to improve in the departments concerned, they were departments in red not so long ago.
Because of everyone's efforts, we can do this again and this is obviously very good news.
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Side high schools, "it is not moving for the moment," said Jean-Michel Blanquer.
"Things can change between now and the summer holidays because of the improvement in health, he continues, however.
We are moving step by step.
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Terminale students begin to receive their assignments in higher education via Parcoursup. The latter are preparing to pass 50% of the baccalaureate in the traditional arrangements, and 50% of the diploma under more flexible conditions.
