Teaching objections due to private convictions among French teachers 2022| ��ƽ��

Share of teachers who have already observed protests against teaching or teaching content in the name of religious convictions in France in 2022, by teaching content

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Release date

December 2022

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Region

France

Survey time period

October, 25 to November, 7, 2022

Number of respondents

1,009 respondents

Special properties

Primary and secondary teachers in metropolitan France

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

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In 2022, **** of French teachers had already experienced challenges in teaching or teaching content about gender diversity in the name of religious beliefs in middle schools.

Meanings associated with secularism

The meanings associated with secularism are diverse, and vary according to individuals: in 2023 when asked about it, some associated the principle of secularism with reducing the influence of religion on French society (***percent of the respondents aged 65 and over), separating politics and religion (***percent of the respondents aged 65 and over), putting different religions on an equal footing (***percent of the respondents aged between 18 and 24), or ensuring freedom of conscience (***percent of the respondents aged between 25 and 34).

Threats to secularism

Nearly three years after Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher, was murdered by an Islamist after showing Mohammed caricatures in class, almost eight out of ten French people considered that secularism was still in danger. Moreover, most French people favored the 2004 law prohibiting students from wearing religious symbols at school.