Aggressive session during questions to the government, this Wednesday at the National Assembly.
The Minister of National Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, was notably taken to task for his management of the health crisis in schools, and the many changes in protocol for children and their parents.
For Communist deputy Fabien Roussel, “
it's chaos at school for children, for parents and for teachers
”.
The Communist presidential candidate believes that “
it has even become hell
”, and warns against “
worsening social inequalities
”.
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PS MP Sylvie Tolmont evokes for her a "
management by contempt
" and believes that "
the school is plunged into total chaos
", because the government would "
not have anticipated the fifth wave more than the previous ones, like if each time the school was safe from the virus
”. The elected representative of Sarthe recalls that "
the schools are certainly open, but the classes are depopulated or even closed
". Around 10,000 classes are said to be currently closed due to the epidemic. The Socialist deputy also believes that Jean-Michel Blanquer succeeds "
a historic grand slam
", by uniting all the trade union organizations of National Education against him. These unions denounce a "
indescribable mess
”and called for a strike for Thursday.
A "permanent improvisation"
The deputy of the Republicans Annie Genevard for her part denounces the "
complete fiasco
" of the management of the health crisis at school.
She criticizes a "
totally ubiquitous and untenable protocol
", which falls under the "
obstacle course
" for parents, wandering "
from pharmacy to pharmacy
" in order to successfully have their children tested.
"
The schoolchildren are traumatized by these repeated tests
", also estimates the member of the Doubs.
For her, this “
permanent improvisation
” discourages parents, teachers and students at the same time.
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"
Your health policy is that of a Penelope in perdition: every evening undo what was done in the morning, endlessly
", also asserts Sabine Rubin, member of France Insoumise. The elected puts forward "
a protocol modified almost four times in ten days
" and accuses the Minister of National Education of "
breaking the thermometer to lower the fever
". Jean-Christophe Lagarde, deputy and president of the UDI, evokes for his part teachers "
disconcerted
", "
parents of confused pupils
" and "
overwhelmed pharmacists
". For the elected representative of Seine-Saint-Denis, “
the French school has become a big bazaar
”.
"No perfect system", assumes Macron
Weakened, Jean-Michel Blanquer denounced
"the desire to make controversy"
in the oppositions and defended the new protocol decided, he recalled, in direct connection with the High Council of public health. Lending a helping hand to his Minister of National Education, Jean Castex recalled that "
since the start of the pandemic, France's priority [...] is to
leave schools open as much as possible
, because nothing is no longer dramatic in the short term and in the long term than to close our schools
”. Earlier today, government spokesman Gabriel Attal defended
“common sense”
measures . Even if Emmanuel Macron agreed that there was
"no perfect system"
and called for
"Patience"
and
"pragmatism"
.