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France must better regulate private Catholic schools, lawmakers say after abuse scandal
- Lawmakers stated that France must better regulate private schools following allegations of decades of abuse at a Catholic school.
- The report highlighted a significant failure by the state in controlling violence in schools, particularly within private Catholic institutions.
- Lawmakers noted the existence of a stricter educational model, accompanied by a pervasive code of silence in these schools.
- They recommended creating a compensation fund for victims and implementing regular, unannounced inspections for better oversight.
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To tackle abuses in French schools, state oversight must be strengthened
EDITORIAL. The report by the parliamentary committee on violence by adults against children in schools breaks a long and terrible silence. The time has now come for solutions and increased vigilance, particularly in the case of private schools.
While the report released on 2 July on the prevention of violence in schools recommends "a systematic lifting of confessional secrecy in cases of sexual abuse of minors", Father Bruno Gonçalves, professor of canon law and promoter of justice at the national canonical criminal court, explains that a law aimed at the secrecy of confession would be unconstitutional.
LAWMAKERS: FRANCE SHOULD REGULATE PRIVATE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Fri 04 July 2025: France must better regulate private schools and allow prosecutions for abuse of pupils whenever it was committed, two lawmakers said in a report published on Wednesday after allegations of decades of abuse at a Catholic school. The parliamentary investigation into French schools was triggered by dozens of complaints of physical and […]
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