SURVEY - 57% of French people opposed to a systematic police presence at the entrance and exit of schools

Europe 1 / Photo credit: Thomas SAMSON / AFP 7:58 a.m., February 11, 2024

Almost four months to the day after the attack in Arras, where a terrorist killed Dominique Bernard, a French teacher, in the middle and high school grounds, and a little more than three years after the assassination of Samuel Paty, beheaded in front of the school where he worked, in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, should we strengthen the police presence around schools?

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According to a CSA survey for Europe 1, CNews and

, 57% of French people questioned are opposed to a systematic police presence at the entrance and exit of schools. 43% would be in favor.

RN voters 63% in favor

But the electorate on the right and the left are quite divided on the issue. In fact, most left-wing voters are opposed to it, at 63%. A figure which rises to 71% for Europe Ecology Les Verts (EELV) voters. The voters of the Socialist Party rejected this proposal by 67%, and those of France Insoumise by 62%.

Conversely, the right-wing electorate is rather favorable: 53% are in favor, and 46% against. Among National Rally voters, this figure rises to 63%. Republican voters are a little more divided on the subject: 51% agree with this proposition, and 49% oppose it. In detail, the most favorable age groups are 18-24 year olds (48%), and 65 and over (49%).