Brigitte Macron: She was in favor of school uniforms

The wife of the French president, Brigitte Macronis “in favor of students wearing uniforms to school” in an interview published today, an issue that is causing backlash in France, even within the presidential camp.

When asked by seven newspaper readers Le Parisienthe wife of Emmanuel Macron answered Frstraight to a question about the outfit.

“I wore the uniform as a schoolgirl: 15 years old, dark blue skirt, dark blue sweater. And it went well. This eliminates the differences, you save time – it’s time-consuming to choose how to get dressed in the morning, and money – compared to designer clothes,” he states.

“So I’m in favor of a uniform at school, but a simple uniform and not a gloomy one”adds according to the Athens News Agency.

Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party has set up a working group in the National Assembly on the issue that divides the French.

But Education Minister Pape Diaget also said last week: “to impose the uniform on all students, (I say) no”stating however that a school may establish a uniform at the local level.

A proposed law by the far-right National Alarm party to make uniform compulsory in public schools was rejected in mid-December in a committee in the Assembly, despite support from the right. The proposal is expected to be discussed tomorrow, Thursday.

In this lengthy debate, Brigitte Macron also calls for faster awareness of the issue of harassment, from primary education onwards, and to make it a “priority”. It also states that is in favor of extending the high school anti-cell phone rule to the high school.

“In no case should the level of requirements be lowered” in spelling, “I recommend that you do a little dictation every day,” he also adds, on the eve of educational recommendations on this matter.