The school health protocol goes to level 3 on December 9. From Monday, December 13, the mixing of children will be limited to the canteen. Update on measures for school catering.
What protocol in the canteen, from Monday, December 13?
From this Thursday, December 9, the school health protocol goes from level 2 to level 3 in primary schools, to limit the impact of the 5th wave. This measure translates into canteens by limiting the mixing of students from different classes, class groups or levels from Monday 13 December. “The catering conditions will be adjusted in conjunction with local elected officials to limit mixing as much as possible,” Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on December 6 at a press conference. “In the first degree, the non-mixing between pupils of different classes must imperatively be respected during the restoration. This limitation is all the more necessary when the distance between pupils of the same group can hardly be respected (in particular in nursery school).“, indicates the government. Concretely, the same pupils must have lunch every day at the same table and must respect a distance of at least two meters with those of other classes. They are offered platters, cutlery, water and plate or tray dressing, and bulk food offers are removed.
The different levels of the health protocol for the school canteen:
the school health protocol for the start of the school year, posted on July 28 provides for different scenarios for the school catering, with temporary 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 occupancy density and to allow the limitation of the mixing“specifies the Ministry of National Education. Entrances and exits will also be separated to the extent possible. Finally, the chairs should be arranged so that students are not seated face to face or side by side. When possible, they can be staggered. Here are the measures to be observed in the canteen according to the levels, level 3 being the one retained since December 6 in primary schools, in mainland France.
- level 1 (green level): the spaces are arranged in order to obtain the greatest possible distance between the students at the table,
- level 2 (yellow level) : The stability of the groups is sought and, as far as possible, the same pupils eat every day at the same table in the first stage. It is recommended to organize an individual service (trays, cutlery, water, serving 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 students eat lunch every day at the same table in the first stage, maintaining a distance of at least two meters from those of the other classes. An individual service is set up (trays, cutlery, water, serving on the plate or on the tray), bulk food offers are prohibited;
- For levels 3 and 4, when the distancing or mixing rules cannot be respected, other rooms can be used such as party rooms, gymnasiums, etc.
- As a last resort, the school may offer take-out meals, if possible by alternating for the pupils the cold meals, to take away, and the hot meals in the canteen by establishing a rotation every other day.