Macron’s wife spoke out in favor of the mandatory wearing of school uniforms

Schoolchildren’s clothes are being discussed at the highest level in France

Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Brigitte Macron, spoke out in support of the idea to introduce compulsory school uniforms in French schools. The First Lady of the Fifth Republic said she was in favor of “a simple but not boring outfit” ahead of a debate on the issue brought forward by the far right.

French President’s wife Brigitte Macron has taken part in a politically charged debate in France over whether school uniforms should be made compulsory as Parliament prepares to debate the issue raised by the far right.

According to The Guardian, uniforms have not been compulsory in French schools since 1968, but the topic has regularly returned to the political agenda.

“It blurs the distinctions, we save time – choosing how to dress in the morning takes a lot of time – and money compared to brands,” the first lady of France told Le Parisien newspaper.

Brigitte Macron, a retired Latin and Literature teacher with 20 years of schooling experience who met her future husband Emmanuel Macron in one of her extracurricular theater classes, recalled wearing a school uniform, navy blue skirt and sweater as a student for 15 years. , and told the newspaper that she did a good job with it.

“That’s why I’m in favor of wearing a school uniform, but with a simple and not boring outfit,” she said.

France’s National Assembly plans to debate compulsory school uniforms later Thursday after Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rally Nationale filed a motion to make uniforms mandatory again.

Education Minister Pap Ndiaye has previously stated that he is against the introduction of a uniform uniform for all students.

For some, wearing a uniform means equality and the erasure of differences in social status and wealth. For others, it is a discussion that is unnecessary and distracts from more serious issues such as discipline and harassment.

Be that as it may, Brigitte Macron’s statements about school uniforms and her husband’s pension reform have irritated the left political camp, whose representatives accuse the president’s wife of playing along with the right.