An Islamic educational establishment offering lessons and tutoring, particularly for children in Bobigny, will soon be closed following an administrative check on Wednesday, the Seine-Saint-Denis prefecture announced on Thursday. He is suspected of “communitarianism”.
“The prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis had a reception institute for minors checked, in particular, with a communitarian connotation, in Bobigny. Numerous irregularities with regard to the regulations for the collective reception of minors and fire safety have been noted”, wrote the prefecture on Twitter.
The prefect of #SeineSaintDenis had a reception institute for minors inspected, in particular, with a communitarian connotation, in Bobigny.
Numerous irregularities with regard to the regulations for the collective reception of minors and fire safety were noted.
– Prefect of Seine-Saint-Deni (@Prefet93) February 17, 2022
The prefect “issued an order for the emergency suspension of the collective reception of minors and asked the mayor of the city of Bobigny to take steps to close the establishment with regard to fire safety regulations”, continues the representative. of State.
According to a police source, during the control on Wednesday, nearly 80 students, supervised by 4 adults were present at the Tarbiya Institute, without prefectural authorization. More than fifteen anomalies relating to fire safety were noted.
The decree is being notified
About the “communitarian connotation”, the same source mentioned the “clothing of children and little girls” as well as “drawings where there was no face”, without further details.
“The decree is being notified,” the town hall of Bobigny told AFP, adding that “the city and its services only intervene on compliance with safety rules for establishments open to the public”.
Created in 2014, the association established in Bobigny since 2016 offers language courses, in particular Arabic language, learning the Koran, homework help and sports activities, according to its website. More than 700 students are welcomed there.