However, the document is no longer required by law.
Roma families have demanded the schooling of nine children after refusals from four town halls in Seine-Saint-Denis, on the grounds that they do not have proof of residence;
AFP learned on Friday.
“I wanted to enroll my son in school, they asked me if I have proof of address, I said that I had no address, that I live in a squat, they immediately refused,” confided a mother.
In total, nine children aged 3 to 10 are affected by these refusals of schooling;
said Anna Stoffaneller, the lawyer who represents families alongside a group of mothers living in slums, squats or social hotels.
Proof of address no longer mandatory according to a decree
Letters of formal notice were sent Thursday to the towns of Bondy, Le Blanc-Mesnil, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine and Ile-Saint-Denis, as well as to the prefecture of the department and the rectorate of Créteil;
she indicated.
They mention the decree published in June 2020, intended to facilitate access to schooling for children living in slums, by making the supporting documents requested from families more flexible.
The proof of address is no longer necessarily a receipt, a tax notice or an invoice, which these families in great precariousness cannot produce.
A sworn statement can normally suffice and the mayor can then proceed with the verification of the domiciliation in his municipality.
For its part, the rectorate specified that the families had to seize the district inspector on which they depend, who then ties up with the town hall concerned.
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