The president of the parliamentary committee before which a veiled student spoke, causing the departure of several deputies, regretted Saturday that the "buzz" around the Islamic veil had obscured the subject under consideration: the consequences of Covid-19 on young people .
Sandrine Mörch (LREM), president of the parliamentary committee before which a veiled student spoke, causing the departure of several deputies, regretted Saturday that the "buzz" around the Islamic veil had obscured the subject examined, the consequences of the Covid -19 on young people.
"Since the end of the 80s the question of the veil has hysterized the debate, while the substantive issues are never addressed", she lamented in a press release "I regret that the 'buzz' has taken precedence over the substantive work and I hope that this incident will at least have the merit of highlighting the work of this commission of inquiry, "adds the member for Haute-Garonne.
"For visitors, the wearing of religious symbols is not prohibited"
Several deputies left the room to protest against the "hijab" worn by the vice-president of the UNEF, Maryam Pougetoux, perceived as a communitarian "provocation", during the hearing Thursday of representatives of student unions within the framework of the commission of inquiry on "the effects of the Covid-19 crisis on children and youth".
Sandrine Mörch indicates that according to the rules of the Assembly "only the deputies can not ostensibly state a religious belief" and that "for the visitors or the people interviewed the wearing of religious symbols is not prohibited".
"50% of young people are worried about their mental health"
"The student made objective and pragmatic comments describing alarming situations" in French universities, she notes.
The deputy stresses that "50% of young people are worried about their mental health; 38% of young people are currently working under a precarious contract; 21.2% of 18 to 25 year olds are unemployed in France or 600,000 young people, largest contingent in Europe, to which must be added the 700,000 people who finish their studies and enter the labor market; we are witnessing a massive increase in the number of students using the food bank for food. must create the debate, here is where the subject is located ", estimates Sandrine Mörch.