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While 19 children and adolescents, victims of school harassment, have died since the beginning of the year, Emmanuel Macron announced measures to fight this growing phenomenon, Thursday, November 18.
Almost one in ten children is affected by bullying at school. The consequences can be dramatic. On November 4, Emmanuel Macron received associations and a dozen young victims at the Élysée. The latter recounted their ordeal, their often chilling history. Despite measures taken, the phenomenon continues and the concern is significant. Then the President of the Republic announced new measures, Thursday, November 18.
Among them, mandatory parental control on all screens, an application supplementing the emergency number 3018 from February, and raising awareness among 6th year students of the dangers of digital technology from the start of the 2022 school year. This device could be generalized. “We are on your side. School, associations, families, classmates, we must all be vigilant and responsible to see bullying in our children, our friends. Encourage them to talk about it, help them to do it and never give up on them “, hammered Emmanuel Macron. The government also wants to strengthen listening and support for adolescents, but also parents, sometimes distraught.