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French National Assembly removes student screening measure from violence prevention bill
The French National Assembly's special commission has removed a key provision from a proposed law aimed at combating gender-based and sexual violence. The removed measure, originally part of Article 30, would have mandated annual individual screening interviews for all students to help identify victims of abuse. Instead, the commission replaced this requirement with optional provisions and an impersonal questionnaire that can only be accessed if a child requests it.
In a related development, deputies Sandrine Josso and Élise Leboucher presented a parliamentary report highlighting the significant and underestimated financial costs of gender-based and sexual violence. The report emphasizes the burden placed on victims, as well as the costs incurred by the healthcare, justice, and social protection systems. The deputies are calling for a massive increase in human and financial resources to better support victims and combat these crimes.
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French National Assembly · Gabrielle Cathala · Sandrine Josso · Élise Leboucher
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Deputies Sandrine Josso and Élise Leboucher presented a report advocating for a massive increase in financial resources to combat gender-based and sexual violence.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A parliamentary report warns that the financial cost of gender-based and sexual violence to victims and society is currently underestimated.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The mandatory student interview was replaced by optional provisions and an impersonal questionnaire available only upon a child's request. lareleveetlapeste.fr
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The special commission removed the mandatory annual screening interview for all students from the proposed law against gender-based and sexual violence. lareleveetlapeste.fr