Radicalism in schools: Children’s rights delegate puts forward recommendations

(Brussels Times) Seven recommendations for policymakers to prevent radicalism in schools were put forward on Friday by the delegate general for children’s rights, Solayman Laqdim. The delegate calls for a “broad and nuanced” approach.

In the wake of teacher assassinations in France and the presence of radical and intolerant expressions in schools, the education minister for the French-speaking community, Valérie Glatigny, has prioritised the issue of radicalism in schools since last year.

The parliament of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (FWB), under the initiative of the MR-Engaged majority, is currently conducting a series of hearings on this topic, where Laqdim has been consulted.

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