Caroline Baudry / Photo credit: ANTOINE MERMET / HANS LUCAS / HANS LUCAS VIA AFP 6:20 a.m., January 21, 2024

A judicial investigation into sexist and homophobic insults targets the Stanislas middle and high school in Paris.

If the administrative investigation carried out by the ministry does not confirm the facts, it notes that the "Stan spirit" can encourage such abuses.

In front of the establishment, students and parents are outraged by what they believe is a stereotypical and biased image.

In front of the imposing green doors of the establishment, controversy is on everyone's lips.

The highly rated Stanislas Catholic high school, located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, is the target of an investigation for sexist and homophobic insults.

If the administrative investigation conducted by the ministry last year "does not confirm the facts of homophobia, sexism and authoritarianism", it does note that the very strict "Stan spirit" can be conducive to this type of drifts. 

“There is no homophobic language”

But this image that sticks to Stanislas is, according to 16-year-old Paul, very far from his daily life in first grade.

"In 13 years, I have a lot of examples of Jewish, Muslim or atheist people who have never been encouraged to be baptized. If we refuse, it's our choice. Concerning the catechism, I have seen it and I did it, if you don't want to go, it's ok, they close their eyes quite nicely", he testifies, adding however: "I dream of having long hair, but I comply with the rules.” 

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This discipline, in the service of academic excellence, is precisely the choice of Gilles, a parent of a student.

"Everything in the report is true, but it suits us completely. If you are referring to the catechist parents who have been involved in activism, each time, the management intervened when they was aware of it. There is no homophobic language from teachers or classmates. Much less than in the street next to my house", assures Gilles, whose daughter preferred to follow a sixth grade class not -mixed.

A decision taken by the father of the family.