Former Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo acknowledged a "collective failure" by institutions to protect children on September 15, 2026, as police investigated over 200 allegations of violence, mistreatment, and sexual abuse at state nurseries and primary schools. The scandal reveals systemic safeguarding lapses across multiple educational settings.
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PARIS, Sept 15 - Former Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Tuesday \"collective failure\" at institutions had opened the door to a wave of child abuse at state nurseries and primary schools in the French capital over more than a decade.
Former Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo acknowledged a “collective failure” to protect children on Tuesday as police investigate more than 200 allegations of violence, mistreatment and sexual abuse at the French capital’s state-run nurseries and primary schools for over more than a decade.