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The education system in France can be traced back to the Roman Empire. Schools may have operated continuously from the later empire to the early Middle Ages in some towns in southern France. The school system was modernized during the French Revolution, but roughly in the 18th and early 19th century debates ranged on the role of religion.
Jules Ferry.. The Jules Ferry laws are a set of French laws which established free education in 1881, then mandatory and laic (secular) education in 1882. Jules Ferry, a lawyer holding the office of Minister of Public Instruction in the 1880s, is widely credited for creating the modern Republican school (l'école républicaine).
A February 2004 survey by CSA for Le Parisien showed 69% of the population for the ban and 29% against. For Muslims in France, the February survey showed 42% for and 53% against. Among surveyed Muslim women, 49% approved the proposed law, and 43% opposed it. [12] Complex reasons may influence why an individual either supports or opposes this ...
The first school war of the 20th century began just as the passions raised by debates over the secularization of French society were beginning to die down. This calm was short-livedĖ the school question, which was not at the forefront of the troubles that shook France, found fertile ground in the post-Separation situation to unleash French passions.
Article 5 turned over to the government all property found during the inventory "not subject to a pious foundation created after the law of 18 Germinal Year X". [ 25 ] Article 6 required that all loans made to religious organizations previously supported by the state must still be repaid.
France is slated to ban an Islamic garment traditionally worn by some Muslin women from its state-run schools, according to its education minister. Education Minister Gabriel Attal said during an ...
French students returning from the summer break will no longer be able to use their phones during the school day. Earlier this summer France banned all students under 15 from using all cellphones ...
Laïcité (; 'secularism') [1] [2] is the constitutional principle of secularism in France. Article 1 of the French Constitution is commonly interpreted as the separation of civil society and religious society. It discourages religious involvement in government affairs, especially in the determination of state policies as well as the ...