A cloud of children who miss school during the May bridges? « There are many more absent during an epidemic of gastro » – Liberation
Those who are there, this Friday, May 2 at 8:15 am in front of the entrance to this nursery school of the 12th arrondissement of Paris, did not give in to the call of the May 1 bridge. « My son will miss the school during the ascent », However, assumes the father of a student of large section – no problem for this family, because on Friday May 30, schools will be closed. Top a day holidays and weekend watches, on Friday May 2 and 9 could be an opportunity for parents to go on a extended weekend, and for children to enjoy it. Especially by 30 ° C and under a bright sun. « It’s two days a year », relativize the father, sitting on a bench in front of the establishment.
« An epiphenomenon », In turn tempers the director, who welcomes schoolchildren that morning. In each of the nine classes of the school, he pointed out four absences, against two usually linked to medical patterns. Or an absenteeism rate of approximately 15 %. « I have many more absent when there is an epidemic of gastro », he said.
« Even if it is a minority, it is a very annoying phenomenon », deplores Sophie Venetitay, secretary general of the SNES-FSU, the first primary union, who had denounced on Wednesday a « À la carte school according to public holidays » <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.francetvinfo.fr/societe/education/absenteisme-a-l-ecole-pendant-les-ponts-le-snes-fsu-rappelle-aux-parents-que-l-ecole-ce-n-est-pas-a-la-carte-ce-n-est-pas-fromage-ou-dessert_7220598.h
