The Île-de-France region recognizes on Friday January 19 that
there “were clearly shortcomings
” at the Stanislas school, accused of “
abnormalities
” in an official report, but maintains, unlike the City of Paris, its financing pending decisions from the State.
“
There were clearly failings at the Stanislas high school, revealed by the report
”, estimates the region which says it learned its content “
in the press
” while it “
asked the ministry for information from 2022
” when
Mediapart
published a first investigation.
But “
from the moment the State maintains the association contract
” of this posh establishment in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, “
the financing is maintained
”, summarizes the entourage of the regional president (LR) Valérie Pécresse before the vote, on January 31 in the permanent committee, of a first envelope of 917,000 euros, the largest in the region for a private school.
This amount corresponds to 70% of the annual day school package, a compulsory subsidy, calculated according to the number of students and paid by the region which controls secondary education.
The balance (30%) will be paid in July.
“Clarifications”
The Stanislas school has been in turmoil since a National Education report published Tuesday by Mediapart, which notes in particular "
abnormalities in the application of the association contract
" of the establishment with the State, such as for example the the obligation to take catechism classes, which is against the law.
“
Drifts
” also in the content of these courses, according to the report, which underlines that “
certain catechists express personal convictions which go beyond the positions of the Catholic Church, for example on abortion
” or “
likely to be classified criminally on homosexuality
.
The management of this establishment and the diocese of Paris believe that this report does not validate the serious criticisms relayed in several recent journalistic investigations.
Valérie Pécresse asks “
that the recommendations of this report be fully implemented, without delay
” and that “
justice be referred to
” if “
violations of the law
” are noted, indicates those around her.
Valérie Pécresse's position to maintain funding differs from that of the City of Paris, Stanislas's other public financier, which announced Wednesday evening that it was going to temporarily suspend its funding while awaiting "clarifications
"
from the State.
The controversy originated in comments made by the new Minister of Education Amélie Oudéa-Castéra on the schooling of her children in Stanislas, which sparked an outcry.
Weakened from her appointment, she asked Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to relinquish the report and follow-up on its recommendations.