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The high school self-test fiasco

2021-05-21T04:03:43.343Z


Wrong records, logistical problems, rejection of families: the testing campaign launched by the government started erratically.


Despite its cost to public finances, around 250 million euros, the operation of 60 million self-tests in high schools is turning sour.

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Announced by the Prime Minister, Jean Castex, for the month of May, these antigenic self-tests dedicated to detecting Covid-19, intended for students and teachers, are used very little for several reasons, starting with a logistical problem.

They were slow to be sent and are sometimes irrelevant to needs, according to the unions of school leaders.

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Their packaging, often in sachet of 25, does not facilitate individual distribution.

Students must be tested collectively, under adult supervision and according to an extremely precise protocol.

However, not all establishments have staff available to organize these tests.

As for the teachers, they consider that this does not fall within their remit.

First to receive the tests, at the beginning of May, the teachers also realized

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Source: lefigaro

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