![Selon un sondage de l’institut CSA pour Europe 1, CNEWS et Le Journal du Dimanche, dévoilé ce mercredi 20 mai, 79% des Français se disent favorables à la projection dans les collèges et les lycées du film L’Abandon, consacré à l’assassinat de Samuel Paty. [Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/136382974/10619e48d26840857d92b423963b37cc00dbef1ca0ea2a9ae2a13c6dab08fd19)
![Une diffusion généralisée dans les établissements scolaires, c’était le souhait du coproducteur du film Stéphane Simon, mais aussi de la sœur de Samuel Paty, Mickaëlle Paty. [Valery HACHE / AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/136536906/6265b3d035beb994f91875c07621c88215822535a00c3f6535467678a53fdfee)
Overview
- The government announced on Tuesday that it will encourage screenings of L'Abandon but will not make a nationwide showing compulsory, citing teachers' pedagogical freedom.
- A CSA poll released May 20 found 79% of French people support projecting the film in collèges and lycées, with support varying by age and political proximity.
- Regional officials and right‑wing groups have pressed for broad diffusion, including a request from the RN‑UDR in Auvergne‑Rhône‑Alpes and a planned projection cycle for collégiens in Bouches‑du‑Rhône announced May 21.
- Education Minister Sabrina Agresti‑Roubache said the ministry is preparing a 'kit pédagogique' to help teachers frame lessons on laïcité, free expression and manipulation online when they show the film.
- L'Abandon, shown at Cannes and released in cinemas, retraces the final days of teacher Samuel Paty and touches on highly sensitive issues that could shape classroom debates and regional political initiatives going forward.