Overview

• The Cour d'appel de Versailles on October 2 mandated mediation accepted by both the Montessori school Les Rayons de Soleil and nearby residents.
• Both the emergency référé and the appeal on the merits are suspended for the duration of the mediation, according to the court.
• The 500 m² courtyard remains off-limits, leaving roughly 100 pupils without their main playground since the start of the school year as the mairie arranges alternatives.
• The first-instance ruling on May 15 cited repeated noise nuisances and relied in part on an 1834 park regulation, upholding a claim by a residents' syndicate.
• The case has drawn national attention, with Gérald Darmanin welcoming the mediation and Sarah El Haïry urging a swift outcome respectful of children and neighbors.