Overview
- The Paris administrative court ruled on December 2 that the State committed a fault by failing to organize legally mandated sexuality and affective-relationship education in schools, granting the plaintiff associations a symbolic €1.
- Le Planning Familial, Sidaction and SOS Homophobie brought the case in 2023 over the 2001 law requiring at least three age-appropriate sessions each year in primary and secondary schools.
- The court cited data showing weak implementation, with reports indicating only about 15% of pupils received the three required sessions and an Ifop survey finding 17% of 15–24-year-olds had never had a single session.
- Judges noted that a February 3 arrêté set the Evars programs and a February 4 circular detailed implementation, and they said it is not established that the State’s fault continues as the 2025–2026 rollout proceeds.
- Advocacy groups warn of ongoing shortfalls such as uneven coverage, limited teacher training, staffing and materials gaps, and missing topics, while the Education Ministry says deployment and staff training are under way with promised monitoring and evaluation.