The children of caregivers will continue to be welcomed at school in the event of their classes being closed due to contamination by Covid-19, government spokesman Gabriel Attal announced Tuesday morning, January 4.
"
We have planned a reception throughout France (...) of the children of caregivers to ensure that caregivers can continue to work
", he indicated on France Inter, specifying that the detailed list of health professions concerned would be communicated "
during the day
".
The start of the school year took place on Monday under the threat of the Omicron variant, which makes parents and teachers fear a month of January disrupted by the risks of Covid contamination, class closures and absenteeism in the ranks. teachers.
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The students found their classes under the same health protocol: level 3 (out of 4) is maintained in elementary schools, just like level 2 in middle and high schools, in order to reduce the mixing between classes and levels.
On the other hand, there is no longer a class closure as soon as we reach three cases of Covid, but only "
depending on the situation
" and "
in the presence for example of a very large number of cases
", according to the Ministry.
Second development: the Minister of National Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, has now decided to submit students to three tests in four days if there is a positive in the class.
