For his hundredth day in Matignon, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal promised a rapid response from his government, before the summer, to the “ addiction to violence » from part of the youth, during a trip to the Paris region, to Viry-Châtillon.
“ This is what we have come to launch today, from Viry-Châtillon: the general mobilization of the nation to reconnect with its adolescents, to curb violence “, declared the Prime Minister in front of the town hall of this town marked two weeks ago by the death of Shemseddine, 15 years old, beaten near his college for a dispute linked to the sister of two of them, had announced the Évry public prosecutor’s office.
In this case, four young men, three minors and one adult, were indicted for murder. They were all placed in pre-trial detention.
“ There is a need for a burst of authority. We are ready to give it », asserted Gabriel Attal, who was accompanied by the Ministers of Education, Nicole Belloubet, and of Justice Éric Dupond-Moretti. The Minister Delegate for Children, Youth and Families, Sarah El Haïry, was also present, as was the Secretary of State for Cities and Citizenship, Sabrina Agresti-Roubache.
“ There are twice as many adolescents involved in assault and battery, four times more in drug trafficking, and seven times more in armed robberies than in the general population. “, he listed, also targeting “ growing Islamist entryism “.
Parental responsibility
Among the first measures announced Thursday to attack “ evil at the root », the Prime Minister affirmed: “ all middle school students will be in school every day of the week, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ” because ” during the day, the place is at school, working and learning “.
He insisted on parental responsibility. Several avenues were discussed with a view to consultation on violence among minors which should lead to the adoption of measures within two months: the introduction of fines against parents who do not go to the summons of the juvenile judge or even community service for the parents “ defaulters “. It could also be offered to parents whose child “ starts hanging out with bad people » that he be sent to a boarding school, far from his neighborhood, to “ find a frame “.
Control of screens and social networks
Gabriel Attal also affirmed that a commission would make proposals by the end of the month to regulate the dependence of young people on screens, considered partly responsible for the “ derivative » from some young people.
A new law on controlling the age of young people registered on social networks, with a numerical majority set at 15 years, could see the light of day.
Authority at school and secularism
Gabriel Attal, who spoke before his speech with the teams and beneficiaries of the Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture de Viry, also announced that disruptive students should be “ sanctioned » in obtaining their school diplomas. Points on the certificate or on the baccalaureate could be withdrawn, which would be the subject of a mention in Parcoursup. “ The condition to delete this mention ” would be ” carrying out activities of general interest and of course, keeping oneself in line “, he clarified.
A contract of commitment to respect the authority and values of the Republic between parents, establishments and students could see the light of day. Failure to comply with this contract could lead to sanctions, or even referral to court in the most serious cases.
Other avenues include the generalization of learning times in primary schools of respect for others and tolerance as well as the strengthening of teams “ values of the Republic » which make it possible to advise teachers or school heads faced with difficulties on secularism.
On the question of religion at school, “aToday, let’s be frank, more and more often, the unrest or violence that we hear about at school has an identity or religious subtext. I tell you, there will be no war of religions at school, because at school, the only valid rule is secularism. “, declared Gabriel Attal.
Mitigation of minority excuses?
On the judicial aspect, the head of government said he was ready to open the debate on “ mitigations to the minority excuse » in criminal convictions and on the possibility of “ establish an immediate appearance in court for young people aged 16 and over, so that they have to answer for their actions immediately like adults “.
The Minister of Justice, Éric Dupont-Moretti, will also consider the implementation of “ an immediate appearance in court for young people aged 16 and over » instead of 18 years old.
A measure of “ criminal composition » would allow the implementation of a sanction without trial against a minor over the age of 13 if the latter recognizes the facts and accepts the sanction.
A little more than three months after his appointment, the former Minister of Education is in line with his general policy declaration. THE ” measures of educational interest », which he then mentioned, will be the equivalent of community service for minors under 16 years old. Their implementation is planned “ as soon as spring break returns “.
During his general policy declaration, Gabriel Attal declared the following sentence, which remained as a symbol of his first hundred days at Matignon: “ you break, you repair, you dirty, you clean, you challenge authority, you are taught to respect it “.
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With these announcements on youth violence, Gabriel Attal responds to a demand forEmmanuel Macron to launch a consultation against the “ emergence of ultraviolence » young people. The Prime Minister declared that he would eight weeks » to make this “ collective work “, with “ a central milestone in four weeks “. “ The search for results is my compass, my obsession », he certified Thursday morning during a conference in Paris, organized by the associative group SOS.
Thursday evening, the youngest Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic, 35 years old, will be interviewed at length on BFMTV, again to mark his 100 days at the head of government. These have been marked by several trials, starting with the farmers’ crisis, which is not yet completely resolved, or that of public finances, which places him under the threat of a motion of censure in the National Assembly. .