Question 33325 — private education

Summary

Mr. Aurélien Taché draws the attention of the Minister of National Education, Youth and Sports to the need to support and accompany the development of private Muslim education under contract. According to 2019 figures, France has between 70 and 90 private Muslim establishments. A drop in the ocean compared to the 300 Jewish schools and 9,000 Catholic establishments, while with more than 4 million practicing (around 6% of the population), Islam is the second religion in France. Among these establishments, only 2 Muslim schools are under contract with the State. Since 2017, no approval has been issued, even when the educational conditions and 5 years of existence are met. There is then a strong gap between the demand of the population and the network of Muslim schools. The bill aimed at “reinforcing secularism” presented by Emmanuel Macron plans to prohibit home education, to make schooling compulsory from the age of 3, and above all to tighten controls on private establishments outside of contracts, although already reinforced by the Gatel law of September 2018. These measures aim in particular to fight against the abuses observed in certain confessional structures and particularly target Islam: the document from the Ministry of Interior, presenting the main measures of this law, gives in particular the example of a Wahhabi establishment in Bobigny closed in 2019. However, these banning and restrictive measures will only be effective if they are accompanied by the development of a real Muslim educational offer under contract. Indeed, if a proactive policy of control and closure of establishments is well carried out (closure of 6 establishments since 2018), nothing has been done to offer an alternative offer to the many families wishing for their child to receive a religious education. They then risk breaking completely with the system and falling into clandestinity and avoiding school. Muslim and republican education has its place in France provided that it is given the means to exist! Also, he asks him what measures are planned by the Government to encourage the emergence of an ambitious offer of Muslim education under contract in France.

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