Overview

• On June 19, Catholic education leaders launched a mission d’expertise to examine how victim accounts are handled and to enhance support procedures
• Outgoing secretary general Philippe Delorme publicly acknowledged former students’ suffering and called on victims to share their experiences to inform reforms
• The expert team is slated to deliver its conclusions by mid-September with proposals for new safeguarding protocols in Catholic schools
• A parliamentary commission on violence prevention in schools will publish its final report by the end of June, identifying systemic failures and policy recommendations
• The scandal has prompted government inspections, tighter oversight of private institutions and the formation of victim collectives seeking justice and therapeutic support