Question 32570 — secularism

Summary

Mr. Aurélien Taché draws the attention of the Minister of National Education, Youth and Sports to the risk of discrimination and stigmatization generated by certain clothing restriction rules in schools. The legal framework governing clothing rules at school is relatively vague. Indeed, only “the wearing of signs or outfits by which students ostensibly demonstrate religious affiliation” is prohibited by the law of March 15, 2004 governing, in application of the principle of secularism, the wearing of signs or outfits demonstrating religious affiliation in public schools, colleges and high schools. Nothing else clarifies what is appropriate school attire. It is therefore up to each establishment to prohibit or not the wearing of certain clothing and accessories via its internal regulations. “Proper attire required”, “he just dress normally”: behind so-called common sense and under the guise of discipline, these rules, arbitrary and variable, too often become vectors of discrimination, particularly sexist and racist. The numerous testimonies from students, their recent mobilization on social networks as well as the work carried out by sociologist Camille Lavoipierre demonstrate that these rules stigmatize young people who do not comply with them. do not conform by opposing them to an implicit and socially internalized norm. Indeed, whether the clothing is considered too short or too long, too "provoking" or too "sloppy", beyond the strict appearance, it is the social, ethnic, religious origin, gender identity or even sexual orientation of the student which is often sanctioned. Also, he asks what measures are being considered in order to better supervise and to specify the methods for developing the internal regulations of establishments, in order to enforce the principle of freedom of dress in the context of the fight against gender-based violence and against discrimination in schools.

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