• Facts of rape and sexual assault have been reported by students from INSA, an engineering school based in Rennes.

  • An internal investigation carried out in May revealed acts suffered by students from other students, staff and people outside the establishment.

  • The facts were reported to the public prosecutor by the school principal.

The INSA engineering school in Rennes has just made public the results of an internal survey carried out in May among the student community to “report on sexist and sexual violence on campus”.

And the findings are alarming.

The management speaks of “frequent reprehensible and sexist behavior, between students but also on the part of staff”.

Facts of rape also and sexual assaults committed on campus, in student residences, in classrooms or on internship sites.

Faced with these denunciations, the director of the establishment made a report to the public prosecutor of Rennes.

Launched in May by a feminist association of the INSA student association, this anonymous internal survey received 673 responses out of the 2,000 students at the engineering school.

“The results of this survey remind us that in 2022, the subject of gender-based and sexual violence is still and more relevant than ever.

Even if these results seem, at first glance, less alarming than in other engineering schools, they must be taken very seriously.

The fight against sexist and sexual violence will be one of my priorities, ”promises Vincent Brunie, the director of the establishment.

Other alarming reports in schools

The internal investigation also brought to light facts suffered by the LGBT community "with remarks relating to homophobia".

These results will be communicated to all students and staff at the start of the school year.

The management is committed to "taking care of the victims and punishing the perpetrators of this violence" and is considering calling on specialized service providers.

In the spring, a survey conducted at the École Polytechnique revealed that a quarter of female students had been victims of sexual assault or rape during their studies.

Similar facts had been noted in a study carried out within the ranks of Centrale Supélec, triggering an awareness of the management.

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