Over half of French teachers practice self-censorship when discussing issues of secularism, according to a newly released poll, in order to avoid possible religious backlash and protests. The poll, taken by the French firm Ifop, revealed that 52 per cent
Parents have expressed anger at the suggestion students visit a makeshift migrant camp in Calais as part of an upcoming class trip.
A high school in Nanterre was closed Friday after pupils clashed with police, demanding a ban on loose clothing, including traditional Islamic clothing, be lifted.
At least 144 violations of France’s secularism law were reported in the second quarter of this year in French schools, a rising trend.
The French Ministry of National Education proposes holding tributes in schools to the memory of teacher Samuel Paty, who was beheaded in the street last year by a radical Islamic terrorist.
France’s education ministry rejected leftist demands to radically feminise the French language in schools, which supporters claimed would have fostered a more gender-inclusive society.
French teacher Didier Lemaire was placed under police protection shortly after the murder of Samuel Paty after receiving threats when he wrote a letter defending the beheaded teacher.
Nearly 400 incidents relating to the praising of terrorism or provocations relating to terrorism have been reported in schools across France from November 4th to the 30th.
In the aftermath of the Islamist murder of Samuel Paty, a teacher in the Paris no-go suburbs has claimed up to one-third of her pupils openly question freedom of expression and say it is “not normal” to criticise Islam.
Teachers at several schools in France have received death threats, stating that unless they pay cash, they will be killed like Samuel Paty.
Police took seven pupils at a school in the commune of Muret into custody after they threatened a high school civics teacher and praised Islamic sharia law.
A school in the French city of Nîmes is being relocated to another area after recent clashes between local drug traffickers allegedly using military-grade firearms.
As France begins to ease lockdown restrictions, Cannes is set to use CCTV cameras and monitoring software to track members of the public.
Schools in the Paris suburbs of Seine-Saint-Denis are increasing meditation workshops in an effort to help reduce violence on campus.
