Gabriel Attal, in the premises of 20 Minutes, February 12, 2021. – Olivier Juszczak / 20 MInutes
The proposal of the president of the Ile-de-France region Valérie Pécresse to bring the spring vacation forward by two weeks to halt the progression of the Covid is “useful”, but the closure of schools must remain “a last resort”, a estimated Thursday the government spokesman.
“All the proposals are useful, especially when they do not deny the reality of the facts and they seek to find solutions”, reacted on France Inter Gabriel Attal.
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“There would obviously be an impact and difficulties for families in terms of organization”
“It is a proposal which was formulated last night, it is not me, here, this morning, as spokesman for the government, who will answer you”, he added while he was relaunched on this subject. But “if your question is whether, yesterday in defense council when we discussed the measures, we decided to bring the holidays forward, the answer is no,” he said.
“There would obviously be an impact and difficulties for families in terms of organization” because “it means closing schools, which has always been for us, and what remains, a last resort, because we know the educational cost, the social cost, ”he recalled.
“It’s a good idea,” said Senator LR Bruno Retailleau
“It’s a good idea” and “the government, no matter where it comes from this idea, it should retain it”, estimated for his part the boss of senators LR Bruno Retailleau at the microphone of Sud Radio Thursday.
“I wonder if the right measure would not be to advance the school holidays by 15 days in order to close the schools from April 2,” said Wednesday to Paris Match Valérie Pécresse who made the proposal to the prefect. Spring holidays are set this year from April 17 to May 3 in Ile-de-France.