He takes control again. Emmanuel Macron went to Blanche elementary school, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, Friday April 5. The Head of State spoke with CE2 students in the morning, before a speech during which he reaffirmed his desire that school “remains a sanctuary” in front of “a form of uninhibited violence among our adolescents”. A statement which comes after two violent attacks on schoolchildren this week in Montpellier and the Paris suburbs. Follow our live stream.
A change in initial teacher training. From “next year” to try to remedy the recruitment crisis of school teachers, “the competition will be passed at the end of the license”, or at bac+3 instead of bac+5 currently, declared the president. Successful students will integrate A “professional master”. Emmanuel Macron specified that students will be paid from the first year of their master’s degree, as part of their internships. This reform does not, for the moment, concern secondary education.
A five-year project. “This trip is an extension of the course set by the President of the Republic to change the face of our public school”detailed the Elysée. “A transformation that he wishes to pursue for a school of demanding knowledge, a school of learning civics and authority and an active school which ensures the well-being and emancipation of everyone.”
An “intractable” reaction to the violence. School “must remain a sanctuary” in front of “a form of uninhibited violence among our adolescents”said Emmanuel Macron after two violent attacks on schoolchildren in Montpellier and Viry-Châtillon. “We will be intractable against any form of violence”And “we must protect the school from this”insisted the Head of State during this visit.
Two close attacks in one week. News items have multiplied around schools in recent days. A 14-year-old schoolgirl was attacked in front of her school in Montpellier on Tuesday. A 15-year-old teenager was also beaten up by several people on Thursday afternoon in Viry-Châtillon (Essonne), as he left his college.