A parliamentary inquiry has revealed the enduring physical and sexual violence at Notre-Dame de Betharram boarding school during Francois Bayrou's tenure as education minister from 1993 to 1997. The report highlights that similar abuse occurred in other French schools, indicating systemic failures by the state. Despite Bayrou's denials of wrongdoing, the inquiry adds pressure on him amidst ongoing political challenges. The investigation involved testimony from 135 individuals, including abuse survivors, revealing horrifying incidents of violence spanning decades.
The conclusions of the commission of inquiry, which began its work in March and heard from 135 people, including survivors of abuse at other schools, add further pressure on Bayrou, who survived a vote of no confidence on Tuesday.
In the absence of action that the former education minister had the means to take, this physical and sexual violence against the pupils of Betharram continued for years,
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