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While the proposed education program for emotional, relational and sexual life was to be made official, the Minister for Academic Success, Alexandre Portier, denies it. An offensive that is neither new nor neutral, condemns the former Minister of National Education.
“Activism has no place in our schools.” This is what Alexandre Portier, Minister for Academic Success, declared in the Senate on Wednesday, November 27, in reaction to the draft education program for emotional, relational and sexual life which was to be adopted shortly. We must ask ourselves: where is the real activism in this debate?
At a time when a conservative offensive, as minority as it is determined, is orchestrating disinformation and exploiting parental fears, and is visibly finding a powerful political echo, it is imperative to collectively speak louder.
Education for equality, in all its transversality including through the issue of sexuality, is not a new idea. Since the 2001 law, the teaching of this topic has been compulsory at three annual sessions throughout schooling. However, as the third chamber of our Republic reports to us (1), less than 15% of students benefit from it, and a quarter of schools
