It is half past twelve, CE2 B patiently waiting their turn in front of the canteen door while the “tatas”, charlottes and masks required, are busy disinfecting the refectory between two tables. The tatas is the name given in Marseille to Atsem (Territorial agents specializing in nursery schools) and canteen agents, mainly women. “With the new health protocol, we no longer have the right to use the self. Since October, we operate four services instead of two and they are done on the plate, with mandatory disinfection between each visit. We are in speed all the time, it’s horror ”, explains Samia, manager of a school canteen at the Capelette-Mireille Lauze school, in the 10th arrondissement of Marseille. This March 8, the start of winter vacation, there are 216 primary school students to feed and not a minute to lose: they are hungry. Despite the pace, the three tatas who run the canteen try …
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