Due to the threat of an attack, representatives of several ministries of the Interior, Health and National Education would have met last Thursday to discuss the safety of students, especially those smoking in front of their establishments.
THE TERRORISTIC THREAT IS PUSHING TOBACCO IN THE LYCEES?
Faced with the terrorist threat, principals, especially in Île-de-France, have already defied the ban during the previous school year. While the Evin law prohibits smoking within the confines of schools, they had allowed their students to smoke and had established a perimeter for smokers. A violation of the rules fully assumed to avoid the worst scenario. That of a terrorist attack destroying the lives of hundreds of young victims.
However, an interministerial meeting would have been held this Thursday evening to address the subject. During a round table, representatives of several Ministries of the Interior, Health and National Education met to discuss the safety of high school students, especially those smoking in front of their establishment.
According to RTL, “the Ministry of National Education would consider leaving the choice to the heads of establishments: to authorize the cigarette in the enclosure of the high schools or to force the pupils to smoke outside". Contacted by Le Figarothe ministry denies.
Should we avoid such gatherings of these young people in front of the doors of their classes when the terrorist threat is always at the highest level? These students are
obviously targets for terrorists who are increasingly using their cars to make as many casualties as possible. These reflections were at the heart of this meeting.
For anti-tobacco associations, and without even knowing what was said, this is an unacceptable meeting. "It is not normal to organize round tables to violate a law»Says the Professor Dautzenberg secretary general of the Alliance Against Tobacco. In a joint statement, several of these associations reacted on Thursday evening to say: "No return of tobacco in high schools". They also remind us that 200.000 young French people become addicted to tobacco each year.
The entourage of the Minister of Health, Agnès Buzyn, tells the Figaro that the latter does not intend to authorize or promote the development of smoking among young people when it is preparing to launch a prevention plan against tobacco and that it will increase the price of cigarette packs .
