> I'm still curious why this has to be a law though? Aren't there a bunch of policies in schools that are enforced without the need for law? Well, nation-wide

> I'm still curious why this has to be a law though? Aren't there a bunch of policies in schools that are enforced without the need for law? Well, nation-wide rules for education are written as laws in the "Code de l'éducation", maybe it's different in other countries but as long as it's legally binding for the schools I don't think it's very important whether it's called a law, a directive or an executive order. Policies that are not laws are decrees from the local authorities, but they only have the power to enact rules that are directly relevant to their level (like, the local region can forbid children from going outside during hurricanes in Réunion, but not to forbid cellphones in Brittany). > we have an opinion about how you should raise your kids and we'll use laws to send that 'message' Yes, that's the universalist basis of the French National Education. It has been working well enough for the last two centuries and I don't see anything wrong with it.