After a few months, school uniforms are put away again in France

Since the new school year, students at two lycées in the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur have been wearing a school uniform. The experiment was supposed to last two years, but has now been discontinued. The idea for a uniform school dress was launched in December 2023 by the then Minister of Education, Gabriel Attal, in order to bring the debate on Islamic clothing (the so-called abaya) to a close without offending Muslims.   Attal a…