The mayor of Nice denounces “serious facts”. In a letter communicated to the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, Christian Estrosi calls on the government for an action and awareness plan to defend the “secular Republic” after Muslim prayers took place in primary schools.

According to the city’s academic inspector, several moments of “Muslim prayers” bringing together children from cm1 and cm2 took place in schools in Nice. It also mentions “minutes of silence organized in memory of the Prophet Muhammad”.

Muslim prayers in the courtyard by CM1 and CM2 students, minute of silence for Muhammad: the @AcademieNice inspector informed me of extremely serious facts in several primary schools in

The office of the rector specifies that only three schools are concerned and that the facts would have taken place at the time “of the meridian break”. According to information from BFMTV Côte d’Azur, these would be the primary schools of Fuon-Cauda, ​​Saint-Sylvestre and Bois-de-Boulogne.

The city councilor of Nice denounces “extremely serious” facts. In a press release, he wants a “firm, collective and resolute” response to what he describes as “attempts to intrude religion into the sanctuaries of the Republic that are our schools”.

By questioning the Prime Minister, he asks her to “strengthen her action so that these attacks against secularism are firmly fought” and to inform the mayors of the establishments where children whose families return from Syria are educated.

Christian Estrosi said he expected the government to “launch a major awareness campaign on the phenomenon of radicalization in schools”.

Serious events are taking place in schools in

For his part, Éric Ciotti, departmental councilor of the Alpes-Maritimes and patron of the Republicans, evokes “serious facts” which “participate in the increase in attacks on secularism”. After speaking with the rector, he asks the State “to intervene urgently”.

The facts that happened in 3 primary schools in Nice are intolerable. I immediately mobilize the values ​​teams of the Republic. In connection with @cestrosi, the Government is taking all necessary measures to enforce secularism in our schools. https://t.co/RTUUpKMR5P

“The facts that happened in three primary schools in Nice are intolerable. I immediately mobilize the values ​​teams of the Republic. In connection with @cestrosi, the government is taking all necessary measures to ensure respect for secularism in our schools, “responded the Minister of National Education, Pap Ndiaye, on Twitter.