parents of Juziers students irritated by an “awkward survey”

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A meal cooked on site charged between €7.69 and €10.93 depending on the bracket in which the household is located or an alternative based on the reheating of dishes delivered every day with prices ranging from €6.22 to €8.84.

These are the two options proposed in the letter sent at the end of September 2024 to parents of students in nursery and elementary schools in Juziers (Yvelines) by the municipality, with a view to project to build a new canteen. The missive was instantly unanimous against her.

“Pay double for the same service”

“This is equivalent to paying double for the same service with the cheapest option,” alarms the mother of a child attending nursery school.

“Did they wonder if we could take such an increase when we have no choice but to send our child to the canteen since we both work? »

The opinion is shared by the parents met at the end of school, Friday October 11, 2024. “The prices offered are indecent, we cannot afford to go to the restaurant, but we should pay the equivalent of a menu at McDonald’s for a meal in the canteen, protests Laura Ajorque, whose daughter is in first grade. In addition, the prices for leisure and after-school centers have already increased in September. »

The parents’ association steps up to the plate

The independent association of parents of students of Juziers (AIPEJ) published on its Facebook page an open letter expressing its incomprehension facing “price increases of 58% for reheating and 96% for on-site cooking”.

The town hall delays

Faced with the storm of negative reactions, Mayor Ketty Varin sent the AIPEJ a second letter detailing the genesis of the new canteen project and the reasons for consulting parents. “After rereading, it is true that our survey was presented in a somewhat clumsy way »she admits.

“The prices presented are the highest range, taking into account all components of the cost price (construction cost, salaries, dishes, insurance, etc.) and excluding subsidies. They will in any case be revised downwards in the long term. »

A cumbersome campaign promise

During the 2020 campaignthe councilor was committed to creating a larger canteen, necessary for the increase in the population, offering meals prepared on site. Today, the project no longer seems feasible.

“The philosophy of parents has changed. Covid, inflation and the state’s budgetary difficulties have been there. »

” The cooking on site is no longer justified. The quantity of meals to be produced is not sufficient for it to be profitable. We needed parental approval to abandon this option and move the project forward,” she explains.

Public meeting after the All Saints holidays

The parents asked for it insistently. “A public meeting for explain the project will take place after the school holidays,” announces Kitty Varin.

The mayor insists that “nothing is decided today» and that “the subject must still be reworked to find avenues for savings”.

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