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Parents' #MeTooÉcole Letter Urges Macron to Protect Children After Reports of School Assaults

The appeal follows official figures showing dozens of suspensions in Paris with inspections underway in several schools.

Overview

  • The open letter, published by La Tribune Dimanche, asks Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron for a public response and decisive action.
  • The collective calls for systematic background checks, clear school protocols with immediate protection for children, and a national audit of schools and after‑school structures.
  • Paris City Hall has announced a plan to combat sex‑ and gender‑based violence, created a children's defender post, and pledged stronger training for after‑school staff.
  • Paris officials report 36 suspensions of facilitators in 2025, including 19 for suspected sexual violence against minors, with multiple criminal investigations open.
  • Independent oversight is progressing, with a first report for the Alphonse‑Baudin school to be shared with parents, inspections active at Bullourde, Faidherbe and Servan, and nine administrative inquiries underway.