Toulouse: “Children cannot go out for recess without risking sunstroke”, the parents of pupils at the Reille school are worried
In the district of Marengo, the parents of pupils of the Reille school alert the town hall on the playground. Asphalt and without shade, the space is overexposed to the sun. With the temperatures rising and without the slightest corner of freshness, parents are worried about the risk of sunstroke.
“We’ve been asking for something to be done for more than 10 years.” In front of their children’s school, Clara* and Rebecca* try to shake things up. Looking at the tarmac yard and the lack of vegetation, the two mothers worry.
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ince the rise in temperatures, the parents of pupils at the Reille nursery school, in the Marengo district, no longer hide their fears. They are afraid that the children will get sunstroke. “The classrooms face south, the courtyard too. With concrete all along, the situation becomes complicated during hot weather. Our children are exposed,” says Clara.
What exasperates the parent delegates of the Reille nursery school is that the children do not benefit from a shady corner in the playground. Petition in hand, Rebecca is waiting for action from the management of the town hall: “We asked for a courtyard. It was not possible. So we asked for a pergola or some vegetation. The children go out into the yard without the slightest shaded corner”. And this week’s extreme temperatures aren’t going to help matters.
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In search of a little freshness
In the petition, the parents of pupils speak of difficult conditions: “Children cannot take advantage of recess without risking sunstroke or sunburn”. When questioned, the town hall became aware of the situation. The municipality is looking for solutions. “The yard is on stilts. The layout of the school is extremely complicated. We cannot put in a courtyard or install pergolas,” warns Marion Lalane – de Laubadère, deputy mayor in charge of education. The elected official is thinking about “an ecological solution with a planter that will serve as a shady corner”.