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How to put an end to the scourge of bullying at school? This is the subject of the Franceinfo Talk on September 28. Ludo Pauchant collects the testimonies of Anne-Liz Déba, Elian Potier and Pierre Bonneyrat and receives Nora Fraisse, founder of the Marion la Main Tendue association, Samuel Comblez, director of operations of the e-Enfance association
Gabriel Attal, the Minister of National Education, announced on September 27 that reports of school bullying have increased considerably since the start of the school year: “field alerts” have been “multiplied by three these last weeks” compared to the start of the school year last year.
A plan against harassment in three steps
According to government estimates, one student in ten on average is affected by bullying at school. To deal with this scourge, the government presented, on Wednesday September 27, a interministerial plan in three axes : “Our plan is 100% prevention, 100% detection, 100% solutions”, indicated the Prime Minister.
On the prevention side, the government wants students and parents to be systematically made aware of bullying in schools and cyberbullying. “The best way to fight is to raise awareness, explain and prevent”, indicated Élisabeth Borne. The Prime Minister and the Minister of Education announced the establishment of empathy courselike the Denmarkwhich will be generalized in schools from the start of the 2024 school year.
The second part of the interministerial plan is the detection. Students from CE2 to 3 will complete a questionnaire to better detect cases of harassment. This quiz allow “to have a clearer vision” of what school bullying is, according to Professor Marcel Rufo. In this context, teachers and National Education staff will be better trained to detect any form of harassment at school.
Last part, the solutions. The Prime Minister announced the referral “systematic“from the public prosecutor”in the event of a report of harassment”, in particular through a dedicated platform between National Education and Justice. Students found guilty will be able to change establishments. If harassment takes place within school grounds, it is also present on social networks. The government therefore announced the confiscation of cell phonetemporarily or permanently, by court decision.
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