fight against violence

Harassment is a specific form of violence that is based on three essential elements: violence (regardless of the form it takes), repetitiveness (the frequency and duration of attacks) and the isolation of the victim (and often the inability to defend oneself).

In the harassment dynamic, a triangular relationship is created between the victim, the spectator(s) and the harasser(s), within which these three actors share a form of vulnerability. Faced with the fragility of one, the guilt of the other and the lack of empathy of the latter, punishment alone cannot be a solution.

The primary mission of the School is to ensure the well-being and success of all students. The law of 8 July 2013 on the rebuilding of the school definitively confirms this objective, by including the question of improving the "school climate". Studies seem to show that being a victim, aggressor or witness of violence can lead to academic difficulties, absenteeism or even dropping out.

A deteriorated school climate can also lead to more violence and disturbances in psychological and emotional well-being. Tensions, mockery, jostling, "laughing fights", or insults are sometimes common, and many students get used to them.