Nicole Belloubet is the new Minister of Education in France. Her first trip was to a college in Reims, dedicated to the fight against harassment.

On the sidelines of a trip on harassment, she answered questions about the uniform, level groups and her vision of pedagogy. “Faribole, it’s a very pretty word,” joked the Minister, when asked about her past writings. She described “the restoration of authority or the wearing of a blouse” as “farboles”