Overview
- Édouard Geffray sent a nationwide letter to parents on February 12 calling for stronger parental involvement to tackle harassment and violence in schools.
- The message, distributed via the Pronote school-life app, asks parents to speak regularly with their children, stay vigilant, and report any incidents promptly.
- Parents are urged to model respect for teachers and the institution, affirm the school’s authority at home, and help protect victims while offenders are sanctioned.
- The minister says the mobilisation must cover the full spectrum of violence, rejecting the banalisation of insults, physical aggression, and the carrying of bladed weapons.
- He cites recent cases that shocked France, including two student suicides and the stabbing of a teacher in Sanary-sur-Mer who remains in critical condition, arguing that the school cannot do everything alone.