Over half of French teachers censor themselves to avoid religious backlash

(Breitbart) Over half of French teachers practice self-censorship when discussing issues of secularism, according to a newly released poll, in order to avoid possible religious backlash and protests.

The poll, taken by the French firm Ifop, revealed that 52 per cent of teachers in France practice some form of self-censorship on the topic of secularism as France celebrated the anniversary of 1905 secularism laws on Friday, December 9th.

According to the results of the survey, teachers self-censor due to the possible backlash from pupils and avoid topics that could degenerate into arguments or even protests as religious protests have risen in number since 2020, CNews reports.

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