Jean-Michel Blanquer unveils the re-entry protocol concerning vaccination.
In an interview with the JDD, the Minister of National Education announced that all college and high school students in France will have the opportunity to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
This is part of the level 2 protocol presented by the Minister for the start of the school year scheduled for September 2.
"Depending on the situation, either mobile teams will come to vaccinate in the establishments, or we will organize the movement of student volunteers, in connection with the health services, to the vaccination centers", explained the Minister, enthusiastic about the idea of to be able to capitalize on this asset “which we did not have last year”.
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Regarding teachers, Jean-Michel Blanquer judged "neither legitimate, nor desirable, nor useful" to require a health pass preferring to bet on "a logic of trust and responsibility".
In case of contamination, no isolation for vaccinated students
The former director of ESSEC was also questioned on the issue of the status of unvaccinated students. He felt that a student who received no vaccine dose “is at a riskier situation than a student who has received at least one injection. Asking him to stay at home in the event of risky contact is to protect him and protect others, ”he said.
Therefore, if a case of Covid does arise in a classroom, unvaccinated students will have to observe a seven-day isolation period and take classes at a distance during that time.
A rule to which students who have been vaccinated will not be subject.
“It's the same rule as for the rest of the population, explains Jean-Michel Blanquer.
Our compass since March 2020 has been to make students lose as few days as possible.
Instead of closing entire classes in large numbers, our strategy will allow for a minimal percentage of students without school ”.
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He also wanted to reassure the parents of students on the issue of medical confidentiality by indicating that "parents are free not to say whether their child is vaccinated or not" while recalling that it was "their responsibility. individual and this will determine the possibility for the contact case student to be isolated or to continue to attend classes ”.
Unvaccinated children will be able to participate in school trips, but ...
Another point of tension as the start of the school year approaches: that of school trips for unvaccinated students.
In his interview with the JDD, Jean-Michel Blanquer made a point of clarifying the government's position: “Of course they can participate.
They will benefit from pass-free access to places that have slots reserved for school activity, ”the Minister specified.
However, if the school trip takes place in a museum, for example, with the public, the students will also be subject to the health pass and will therefore have to go through the PCR or antigen test box if they are not vaccinated. The same goes for parents of accompanying students who will not, however, be subject to the health pass to enter a school.