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Paris Court Hears Sex‑Education Challenge as Rapporteur Cites Past State Failings

Associations argue the new Evars framework has not ensured nationwide delivery, with a ruling due December 2.

Overview

  • The case, brought by SOS Homophobie, Sidaction and the Planning Familial, seeks to compel the State to guarantee three sex‑education sessions per year for every pupil as required since 2001.
  • The court’s rapporteur public found a culpable failure by the State in implementing the law, a finding that supports the associations’ claim of moral injury.
  • The rapporteur also judged that the Evars program, published in February and applied since September 2025, has formally ended that failure.
  • The plaintiffs counter that deficiencies persist because schools’ actual coverage remains unclear without transparent national data and sustained resources, citing IGESR reports of longstanding gaps.
  • A ministry filing cited progress before Evars, noting that in 2022–2023 more than one‑third of elementary pupils had at least one session, up from 17% the prior year.