School violence in France: Report presents 50 recommendations to break 'culture of silence'
Three months after the start of the inquiry, the two co-rapporteurs of the committee tasked with examining state oversight and violence prevention in schools, MPs Violette Spillebout, of the presidential party Renaissance, and Paul Vannier, of the radical-left La France Insoumise, showed no intention of letting the issue be forgotten. On Wednesday, July 2, they published a report providing an unprecedented overview and analysis of violence committed by "adults in positions of authority" against children in schools.
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