Jean-Michel Blanquer announced a strengthening of the health protocol in high schools, after receiving numerous complaints from teachers and students in the face of overcrowded classes.
Less than a week after the start of the school year, the health protocol is reinforced in high school. Thursday, November 5, Jean-Michel Blanquer indeed announced a series of new measures to be applied in these schools. One way for the government to limit the transmission of the coronavirus, but also to respond to complaints from teachers. Several unions have indeed called a strike from November 10, to denounce an insufficient and inapplicable health protocol.
Distance and half-group courses
The Minister of National Education has thus affirmed that distance learning will once again be possible for high school students … provided that they spend at least 50% of their teaching time face to face. "It is important that each student is present at least half of the school time", wrote Jean-Michel Blanquer to the teachers, in a letter also delivered to the AFP.
A high school student can therefore have, for example, lessons in class on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and at home on Tuesday and Thursday. It will be up to the schools to decide on the modalities. The goal is to facilitate the reception of students, in half-groups to avoid overcrowded classes and to respect physical distancing.
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Change concerning the bac exams
The common baccalaureate exams have been canceled in favor of continuous assessment. An exceptional measure, decided for the students of Première and Terminale of the school year 2020/2021, taking into account "The consequences of the health crisis on the preparation conditions for the general and technological baccalaureate".
Continuous monitoring will be done in particular thanks to the grades in the school report. This measure concerns general education subjects. Two subjects or exercises of your choice will be offered in all these disciplines, to cover all the themes. The final exams on specialty courses, scheduled for March 2021, will be maintained, but their modalities will be "Adapted".