French website L'Express revealed that homophobia and sexism were present at a prestigious Catholic school in France. Female students at Collège Stanislas are told to be modest so as not to arouse the boys' desire. Also the teachers claim that "condoms are useless."

The case has been taken up by the French Ministry of Education. Teachers, students and authorities of the Catholic school are being questioned. Are the "traditional values" of the institution more important than the students' mental health?

Collège Stanislas de Paris was named the best university and high school in France in 2022 according to L'Express report. General Charles de Gaulle studied at this Catholic prestigious institution from 1908 to 1909. The problem, however, is the role models promoted by the school.

Stanislas educates young girls that they should wear modest clothes, which do not arouse lust and preserve their dignity- L'Express revealed. Teachers convince students that natural contraception works very well, and that "condoms are useless."

The Mediapart portal also described homophobia in Stanislas. The Catholic high school praises conversion therapy and urges LGBTQ+ people to remain chaste. The prestigious institution also opposes abortion.

"The media also revealed the staff homophobic behaviour, such as condemning ankle-length pants or sending a short-haired girl to doctor's office because of suspicions that she might be a lesbian," says on Media in France website, which cites the Mediapart report.

French Ministry of Education has forwarded a request to the General Supervision of Education, Sports and Research, according to News France. An administrative investigation is to be conducted in connection with reports of homophobia and sexism at the Catholic institution. The school's authorities and management are being questioned in the case. Stanislas' teachers and students are next in line. Anonymous testimony will also be available.

The school's headmaster says the accusations are false, and the media interviewed only a few students, Polish Television reports. He asserts that the institution combats educational practices that target the dignity of individuals and contradict the gospel. He also stresses that every student at Stanislas is aware of the school's traditional values.

Mediapart claimed in the report that the practices at the Catholic high school present mechanisms that can lead to LGBTQ+ students being molested and committing suicide.

One must admit however that the ideas promoted by the French school would certainly appeal to polish Minister of Education Przemysław Czarnek. After all, he, too, had problems with boys' tight pants. In his mind probably, every school in Poland should present such values as the French Stanislas.

Sources: News in France, L'Express, Mediapart, TVP, Wikipedia