In Montreuil, worried parents and students: “It is still a relatively new school, but nothing has been thought of for this type of event”
While the temperature is already bordering on 30 ° C in the Paris region, in front of the Marceau nursery and primary school in Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis) Tuesday morning, the children came in shorts and a light dress-just like the parents who accompany them. In front of the building – covered with wood, with large windows which give west, and without exposed blinds – parents and children are worried about the next hours.
Cécile, 37, who works in public administration took her son, sailor, who is in large section, but only for the morning. “In the afternoon, it will be impossible, it will be really too hotshe said. What drives me crazy is that it is still a relatively new school [l’école à une dizaine d’années]but nothing has been thought of for this type of scorching event. »» Most of the classrooms have large bay windows but without outdoor blinds, without air conditioning. In the playground, there is no tree or shade.
“Yesterday, we did not even go outside at the break, we stayed inside, I had very very hot … In class, we did not do much, we watched a film and we were told to drink a lot”reports Manon, pupil in CE1.
Parents of students who wanted it could also, depending on the level, decide whether or not to bring their children to school, but for the most part, it is impossible to find childcare solutions. Aurélie, 40, thought he was going to recover her son at noon, but finally her husband was able to ask a day. “I am aware that not everyone can afford it”she slips.
Fanny, 40, accompanied her daughter, Mahaut, who is in CE1. “In theaters it is even warmer than outside, it’s a horrornote the architect. My daughter goes to school, so I concocted a survival kit. »» Mahaut then shows his little fan and gourd with ice cubes. “Yesterday, I was very very hot already. We are told nothing, just stay in the shade and put a hat She says. Her mother reports that the little girl came back scarlet from her school day.
Parents have also received as instructions to provide their children with spare cases so that children can get. “I warned the mistress that I was going to recover my son, who is in kindergarten, at noon – the class is located full west. In the afternoon the heat is sufficient. There is only one window in his class that opensreports Julie, 40, showing us the building with the only window open. Children study under conditions that are not acceptable. »»
If some parents wonder why the town hall has not decided to close the schools, others understand this decision and believe that they could not have had their child. But all say that the school and the municipality should have better anticipated this heat wave.
Children have also shown signs of dehydration the day before. Imen, 39, reports that her daughter Annaëlle, in CP, made a discomfort and an insolation on Monday because of the heat. The little girl returned to school today equipped with a cold water bottle and a cap, but already apprehends the next hours.
