In Bléré, in Indre-et-Loire, teachers from a college and a primary school refused to take their students to the municipal swimming pool, after the water temperature was lowered to save money. A decision misunderstood by the president of the intercommunality and some parents.
The Pool of Discord. Teachers in the town of Bléré, in India-et-Loire, no longer want their students to swim in the municipal outdoor swimming pool, believing that the temperature of the water, which had been lowered last July to save money energy, was now too cold.
The president of the community of communes around Chenonceaux, Vincent Louault, was surprised by this decision. “By July 10 I had put the water at 26°C, no complaints…. Friday morning, because of a cold night, the water is at 25. As a result, the teachers of the college and the school cancel and refuse the use!”, He lamented on Twitter.
Intercommunal swimming pool.
On July 10, I had put the water at 26 degrees, no complaints….
Friday morning because of a cold night the water is at 25:
Result the teachers of the college and school cancels and refuses the use!#ClimateEmergency #swimming pool @emma_ducros @GeWoessner pic.twitter.com/pPpixT4OUF
— Vincent Louault (@vincent_louault) September 11, 2022
Asked in the Morning of CNEWS, Vincent Louault said he was “frankly annoyed”, evoking the many efforts of the communities. “We end up with lifeguards, a swimming pool to maintain, a cost of 30,000 euros per month for nothing,” he explained.
And to denounce: “everyone agrees globally to make efforts and when it is necessary to personally make efforts, there is no one left”.
Internet users shared
On social networks, opinions are divided. “25°C water too cold! I am almost certain that many bathe in summer in colder sea water”, underlined a surfer. “As a parent, I support this initiative by the teachers. Our kids don’t need to get pneumonia or other crap! There are many other sports to occupy their PE time”, wrote another, inviting the “lesson givers” to “put on a swimsuit in the middle of November and do a swimming pool session at 25 ° C “.