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Paris Mayor Elevates After-School Abuse Scandal to Top Priority With Immediate Suspensions

He pledges an independent review with public figures to answer parents' demands for accountability.

Emmanuel Grégoire s’engage décisions « dans les tout prochains jours » sur le périscolaire le 30 mars 2026 à Paris.
Protesters are holding placards bearing the slogans 'Stop sexual violence in our schools', 'Protect our children what is the justice system doing', 'Stop violence', and the MeTooEcole logo depicting a crying child,A gathering of parents and children on the forecourt of Paris City Hall to break the silence surrounding sexual abuse in after-school care and to protest against child sexual abuse by staff in schools and after-school care centres, in Paris, France on March 21, 2026. (Photo by Amaury Cornu / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)
Benjamin Vodant / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP [Benjamin Vodant / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP]
Des enfants entrent dans leur établissement scolaire. (Image d'illustration)

Overview

  • Emmanuel Grégoire, installed as mayor on Sunday, said Monday the after-school system would be reset from scratch and made it his first task.
  • A letter signed by roughly 700 to 751 parents from the 7th and 15th districts asked for an independent audit, sanctions, and clear responsibility at each level of city management.
  • City hall says every staffer suspected of sexual violence is suspended at once, and none has been reassigned after a suspicion.
  • Grégoire will bring in an external council to audit failures and track fixes, with transparent, school-by-school statistics and managerial changes promised in the coming days and audit conclusions expected around mid-June.
  • The issue spans several arrondissements, including reports in the 11th, and prior figures cited 15 investigations in November and about 40 suspensions in 2025, underscoring systemic lapses linked to weak hiring standards, high turnover, and slow handling of reports.