'TRYING TO REASSURE' PARENTS
Some parents said they still feel cornered.
"Our children are being sent out like scouts to see what happens to them," said Laeticia Dupraz, 27, with a 6-year-old daughter in school and a 4-year-old son at home.
Switzerland requires school attendance for 11 years, and under normal circumstances parents face fines up to 5,000 Swiss francs ($5,150) for keeping their children away.
Most officials, however, favour a softer approach amidst this crisis.
"It is not our role to threaten parents," said Julien Schekter, of Vaud canton's learning office. "We are trying to reassure them."
($1 = 0.9706 Swiss francs)
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