Zemmour castigated “the obsession with inclusion” regarding children with disabilities who he said should be educated in “special establishments”.
And a new burst of rancidity from Eric Zemmour. The far-right presidential candidate sparked controversy on Saturday after his favorable remarks to the “special establishments” for children with disabilities and against “the obsession with inclusion” in a traditional school setting. Finally, there is not really any controversy: the entire political spectrum has widely criticized these remarks.
Friday, during a discussion with teachers won over to his cause in Honnecourt-sur-Escaut (Nord), Zemmour explained “to think that we actually need specialized establishments, except for people with slight disabilities, of course”. “As for the rest, yes, I think the obsession with inclusion is a bad way for other children and for those children, who are the poor, completely overwhelmed by other children, he continued. So I think we need specialized teachers who take care of it.
“Segregation at all levels”
The Secretary of State in charge of the handicap Sophie Cluzel castigated this Saturday “a pitiful statement”. “Very angry” on BFMTV, she criticized a “miserable vision” and “exclusive” of disability.
The leader of LR deputies, Damien Abad, himself with a disability, denounced comments “scandalous” by Eric Zemmour and a “segregation at all levels”. “Yes, we must be obsessed with inclusion. I ask for a public apology,” he launched on Twitter.
The candidate of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen, the competitor of Zemmour on the far right, for her part judged “unforgivable” of “Tackling children weakened by a disability”, when the communist candidate, Fabien Roussel, said to himself “repelled by the proposal”.
Faced with the bronca, the former polemicist explained himself and nuanced his remarks on Saturday morning in Villers-Cotterêts (Aisne). “Of course, there are cases where putting them in an ordinary establishment is a good thing because it allows them to progress, to socialize. And then there are other cases, real, more numerous than we say where it is a suffering for these children. disabled.
“What I meant was that I don’t want the obsession with inclusion to deprive us and lead us to neglect the need for specialized establishments, he continued. I think it’s an ideological position, as always. We decided it was best to put everyone together. Me, I think not”, “not to put them away but to take care of them better.”