The new health protocol at school provides for the relaxation of the rules limiting mixing (by level or group of classes rather than by class), in particular during restoration times.
What are the new measures in the canteen?
The health protocol at school goes from level 3 to level 2 in primary school, and remains at the current level 2 for colleges and high schools. Schoolchildren will therefore be able to have lunch more freely than in previous months with this reduction in the measures, which apply back from winter vacation. This Friday, February 11, following the opinion of the High Council of Public Health, the Ministry of National Education announced “the relaxation of the rules limiting mixing (by level or group of classes rather than by class), especially during meal times”. individual service with trays and cutlery as well as plated dressing.
What levels of the health protocol for the school canteen:
the health protocol at school provides for different scenarios for the school catering, with adaptations allowing all students to receive a complete and balanced meal on a daily basis. Generally, “the time slots and the number of services are adapted so as to limit the flows and the density of occupation and to allow the limitation of mixing“says the Ministry of National Education. Here are the measures to be respected in the canteen according to the levels, level 2 being the one chosen as soon as you return from the winter holidays, depending on the zone.
- level 1 (green level): the spaces are arranged in order to obtain the greatest possible distance between the pupils at the table,
- level 2 (yellow level) : the stability of the groups is sought and, as far as possible, the same pupils have lunch every day at the same table in the first level. It is recommended to organize an individual service (trays, cutlery, water, dressing on the plate or on the tray);
- level 3 (orange) and level 4 (red) : the stability of the groups is sought and, as far as possible, the same pupils have lunch every day at the same table in the first degree while maintaining a distance of at least two meters with those of the other classes. An individual service is set up (trays, cutlery, water, dressing on the plate or on the tray), bulk food offers are prohibited;
- For level 3 and 4, when the rules of distancing or mixing cannot be respected, other premises may be used such as party rooms, gymnasiums, etc.
- As a last resort, the school may offer take-out meals, if possible, by alternating cold meals for students, take-out, and hot meals in the canteen, establishing a rotation every other day.