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Parliament Adopts 50-Point Report on School Violence After Bétharram Scandal

Drawn up since March in response to decades-long abuse at a Catholic school in Béarn, it will be unveiled publicly on July 3 at a National Assembly press conference

Le rapport de la commission d’enquête parlementaire sur les violences en milieu scolaire a été adopté mercredi 25 juin, d’après un communiqué des co-rapporteurs, Paul Vanier et Violette Spillebout, ici à Paris le 6 mai 2025.
La députée Renaissance Violette Spiellebout et le député de la France Insoumise (LFI) Paul Vannie à Châlons-en-Champagne dans la Marne, le 22 avril 2025

Overview

  • The commission’s report was adopted by a 72-member panel with no opposing votes and several abstentions on June 25.
  • Its 50 recommendations propose tighter state control of private schools, mandatory reporting protocols and improved victim support measures.
  • Co-rapporteurs Paul Vannier and Violette Spillebout underscored their solidarity with survivors during the inquiry.
  • The Education Ministry has already begun inspections of private institutions and introduced new oversight rules in response to the scandal.
  • The affair has intensified political scrutiny, including questions over former Prime Minister François Bayrou’s family ties to the school and pressure from victim collectives seeking justice.