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Vivid tensions between Jean-Michel Blanquer and CIPF. Tuesday morning, before the opening of a point on secularism, the Minister of Education has rebelled against what he considers to be a "mistake" of the Federation of Parents' Councils. For the past four weeks, she has been posting a poster showing a veiled mother accompanying a student on school outings, with the mention "Yes, I'm going on school outings, so what?"
CIPF "does not have to have injunctions" from Blanquer
On Europe 1, CIPF co-chair Rodrigo Arenas has responded to Jean-Michel Blanquer, who accuses his association of "flatter communitarianism" a few weeks before parents' elections. For him, it is more the state that is "failing" in its management of secularism. It is first on form that Rodrigo Arenas responds to the minister on our antenna.
"If today we are undermining the independence of associations like ours, which has no proof of its contribution to the educational community and school policies, I think we are on a dangerous slope. and difficult to follow on the continuation ", denounces the parent of student.
Thank you and congratulations to @FCPE_nationale who is cyberharcelée just because it recalls the law and the fight against discrimination. Again, only officials are required not to display religious symbols. Users of public services have the right! pic.twitter.com/94R0fGjw7w
- Fatima Benomar (@fatimabenomar_) September 22, 2019>> READ ALSO - Attacks on secularism: "We know that there are difficulties" in primary education, according to Ismaïl Ferhat
"Now, since the minister wanted to get involved in the student parent elections and may be detrimental to our results, I want to tell him that we are not afraid. I do not have a lesson from a minister, whoever he is, we are a federation of more than 300,000 members, with more than 1.5 million votes each year. injunctions "from the government, he defends himself.
Double talk "unbearable"
On the merits, the CIPF also assumes the idea of "a secularism that includes and not a laïcité that excludes": "In school outings, without parents, there are children who do not go out because the 'State is failing, because there are not enough educational staff,' says Rodrigo Arenas. "In neighborhoods, the only moms who come out to accompany the children are moms who wear a damn on their head, they are protected by the Constitution, the minister himself said so."
Out of the question, therefore, to correct this poster, as suggested by the Minister. On the contrary, Rodrigo Arenas denounces the double discourse vis-à-vis mothers veiled. "It is insupportable to ask these moms to bring cakes during Ramadan, but on the other hand, they are not likely to accompany the children, but where do we live?", Protests the head of the association.