The start of the school year is fast approaching and families are wondering about the reception conditions for their children in schools, due to the spread of the Delta variant. Traveling this Thursday in Châtenay-Malabry (Hauts-de-Seine), the Minister of Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, wanted to be reassuring.
He mentioned “the objective of an open school for the year 2021-2022” and reaffirmed that the health pass would not be required at the entrance of establishments. However, the mask will always be compulsory and barrier gestures must be respected. In the coming days, he will unveil the health protocol which will specify the modalities in force for each school level, among four possible scenarios, depending on the degree of circulation of the virus.
54.6% of first-time vaccines in 12-17 year olds
Responding to a question that has grown in recent days among parents of students, he said that the vaccination of under 12 years “is not topical. “
Regarding secondary education, Jean-Michel Blanquer said that students who would be contact cases should “go home”, except those who would be vaccinated. And he welcomed the rise in vaccination among 12-17 year olds this summer: “We have exceeded 50% of first-time vaccines in this age group and 30% have already had two vaccines. “To further increase the figures, vaccination campaigns will be organized in September” on a modality of incentive. “
Answers that did not satisfy the first secondary school union. In a tweet, the Snes-FSU believes that the minister “gave no details this morning! Vaccination, health protocol, CO2 sensors, nothing is ready ”. The union asks in particular that all staff and students be equipped with masks free of charge, that establishments be equipped with CO2 sensors, that the vaccination of students be carried out in dedicated premises, etc.