The Ile-de-France region suspend » its funding for Sciences Po, the scene of a tense pro-Gaza mobilization, “ until serenity and security are restored », announced this Monday the president LR Valérie Pécresse.
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“ A minority of radicalized people calling for anti-Semitic hatred, and exploited by the LFI and its Islamo-leftist allies, cannot dictate their law to the entire educational community. », accuses Valérie Pécresse on the social network X. Friday, a day of blockage and mobilization, punctuated by tensionswas held at Sciences Po Paris, in the presence of several LFI deputies.
Regional support for the prestigious school includes one million euros “ planned for 2024 as part of the CPER (State-region plan contract),” Valérie Pécresse’s entourage told AFP. Others “ operating credits “, intended in particular for international mobility, planned ” for spring and back to school » are suspended, added the same source.
On X, the socialist, environmentalist and radical group in the regional council denounced a “ Two weights, two measures “. “ When it comes to suspending subsidies at Stanislas high school because the former director (boarding school) regularly consulted child pornography sites (…), it’s radio silence on Valérie Pécresse’s side “, he criticized.
The Sorbonne evacuated by the police
In response to a mobilization of pro-Palestinian students echoing the protests agitating prestigious American campuses, the management of Sciences Po Paris committed Friday evening to organizing an internal debate and to suspend disciplinary procedures launched against demonstrators. This “ suspension » disciplinary procedures do not concern the investigation opened in March after an accusation of anti-Semitism, underlined Sunday the Minister of Higher Education Sylvie Retailleau.
This Monday, the police entered the Sorbonne to evacuate pro-Palestinian activists who had set up tents inside these university buildings. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal “ requested that the Sorbonne be evacuated quickly “, as ” he asked for it for Sciences Po on Friday », said those around him.
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