And Antoine Diot commented: "The picture of the children in the chalk squares will eventually illustrate this very strange situation in the history books." A spokesman for the Ministry of Education in Paris said there were no ‘specific instruction’ for teachers to draw chalk squares for their pupils. Schools across France started to reopen this week as the country emerged from an eight-week lockdown to contain Covid-19. The majority of support staff are worried that reopening schools will put children and their families at risk, a survey suggests. The survey of more than 14,000 support staff in schools suggests 96% are worried about the health of pupils and their families if schools reopen.

Source: Daily Mirror May 13, 2020 07:50 UTC