This is bad news for the Muslim school on Boulevard des Mûriers in Cabucelle in the 15th arrondissement of Marseille. On March 25, the newspaper La Provence reported that the prefecture had ordered the closure of the school. The school is accused of using unlicensed teachers for the primary pupils who are taught there. However, this is not the only violation denounced by the education authority. The contractless school is accused of promoting segregation from society, not ensuring regular school attendance for the children or publishing a list of pupils that does not correspond to reality.
” The educational content is not guaranteed,” Christophe Mimand, the prefect of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, stated in his decree of March 9. Following this decision, the police intervened in the institution to close it down. The education authorities also discovered the existence of an unregistered distance learning organisation attached to this madrassa. Despite reminders sent to the person in charge of the school, the deficiencies were not rectified. If the closure is not complied with, the headmaster faces a prison sentence and a fine of 75 000 euros. All 195 pupils attending the school must be enrolled in another school within two weeks.