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The national experiment, which aims to “improve cohesion between students and calm the school climate”, has been rather well received by the students of the Saint-Exupéry high school in Halluin, who were given two sweatshirts and five polo shirts. In the Lille academy, only about ten establishments have volunteered to test the system from this fall.
Above all, let the word uniform not be mentioned. This is a unique outfit tested for this return to school at the Saint-Exupéry vocational high school in Halluin, the only secondary school candidate in the Lille academy. Soft version, without tie or English blazer. Tuesday, August 27, the day of the official presentation, the navy blue sweatshirt and the mouse gray polo shirt, branded with the emblem of the high school, displayed on a rack, look great. Made in Hauts-de-France, it was a requirement of the regional council, co-financier of the operation with the National Education. The students elected to the high school life council appreciate the quality of the fabric between their fingers.You are the ones who will wear them, if something needs to be changed, you will tell us,” Laurent Rigaud, vice-president of the regional council, in charge of education, rushes to them.
Rudy, 17, met at the entrance to the high school on this Monday back to school, is relieved: “I was afraid it was a costume. Imagine, the costume, when you’re a trucker, with good grease!” he said to his friend, Antonin. They are in their final year of CTRM, driving in road freight transport. The two of them do not exude enthusiasm, especially Antonin, with his elaborate look, black shirt and white pants, shining at the ear. “When it comes to freedom of dress, we have no choice”he notes. “For us it’s annoying, but it avoids making differences with other people.
