“We are both keen to lighten the burden as much as possible for the children and at the same time wish to protect them as much as possible. So it is this double benchmark that we have. But again, it is eminently desirable that the mask can be taken off the children as soon as possible, and so that is hopefully what will happen, ”he said again.
“No short-term perspective”
On the other hand, the Minister assures that the end of the mask in class will not be possible from the end of the February school holidays (February 21 for zone B, February 28 for zone A and March 7 for zone C) . “For that, it would be necessary to have crossed several levels of the health situation […]. We don’t have such a short-term perspective. »
Already on Friday, the government had announced an easing of health measures at school, judging the situation “in very marked improvement”. As soon as the holidays end, the health protocol will go back from level 3 to level 2 in primary schools. This will mean the end of wearing a mask in the playground in elementary schools and an easing of the rules for mixing pupils, who can now be more widely mixed with children of their level and no longer just of their class.