The sensitive subject will be examined during a citizen convention.
Reduce the duration of school holidays, the subject is not new and resurfaces regularly before moving on to something else … This time the President of the Republic wants to move forward on the issue. Emmanuel Macron will launch a new one in June Citizen Convention On “the times of the child”, namely in particular Holiday times and school hourssaid the Elysée on Friday to AFP, confirming information from the Parisian.
“It seems necessary to me that we are working to ensure that the organization of our students’ days is more favorable to their development and learning, that a balance is also found to facilitate the lives of families”the president told the Parisian.
And French panel fired Will be responsible for hearing experts and then issuing opinions on the organization of minors’ school days: at what time start the lessons, stop them, what course put in the morning, etc. The question of the number of weeks of vacation will also be addressed. “France has a longer vacation than in many countries”said the head of state in February.
“There are many countries that do not go on vacation until July 14. We have a vacation which are very very long in summer. Children who are not accompanied by their families will often lose the level of the level […] The time of children is something that we will open, but it must be a little discussed “, He said.
“The Citizen Convention seemed to me to be the most suitable French consultation tool, because it is a very complex question that will require many consensus between all those who are affected by this vast subject, such as parents, the educational community including extracurricular, local authorities and even tourism professionals” Added the head of state in the columns of the Parisian on Friday.
During his wishes for the year 2025, Emmanuel Macron had suggested the launch of a new citizen agreement or the organization of a referendum by saying that the French would be brought to “sliced“On determining subjects.
Two citizen commissions have already been organized: on The end of life and on the climate. The Citizen Commission on the End of Life (CCFV) had submitted a report on this subject in April 2023, giving rise to a bill currently examined in the National Assembly. She had gathered at the government’s call some 200 French people drawn.
Another citizen convention on the climate had been organized in 2019 and 2020 during the president’s first five -year term. According to many observers, the executive had largely neglected the conclusions.
