National Education in Crisis: Exclusive Video Extract from Zone Interdite’s Latest Issue

Having recently become interested in children’s health, Ophélie Meunier and the teams of Restricted zone devote their latest issue to the profound dysfunctions of education in France. The punchy documentary, entitled Mistreated teachers, administrative chaos: national education on the verge of collapsescheduled to be broadcast on M6 on Sunday, November 12, will immerse viewers with a hidden camera in a suburban college, a high school with 600 students and even a rectorate for a catastrophic inventory. “There is an omerta in National Education”bluntly sums up the presenter and journalist atTV Magazine.

A public health problem raised in an establishment

In the video extract that TV Actu reveals to you exclusively, reporters were interested in the unsanitary conditions of certain institutions across the four corners of France. Because, in France, “6 out of 10 establishments urgently need a complete renovation”, announces the voiceover. Broken windows, holes in the ceiling, mold on the walls… The observation is edifying while a few meters away, lessons are taking place in crowded classrooms. More serious, major public health problems may exist. “Here it’s full of lead. When you want to hang a video projector, you have to bring in a company specializing in asbestos removal”, alerts a teacher, worried for the safety of the students. A visit to another high school in Ile-de-France even turns into “the speleological expedition” so sections of walls are not spared from mold: “It’s full of humidity, it’s moldy, and eventually you get used to it“, we can hear in the video extract. And in the face of these degraded working conditions, it’s the status quo.

A catastrophic state of education in France

As the press release indicates, this long-term investigation will also examine “recurrent absenteeism in certain establishments, astronomical sums of public money wasted, and worn-out teachers”. So many elements that will leave viewers speechless in the face of this drifting institution.