IEF, education in the family or at home in France is it threatened? In any case, this is what parents living in Albi (Tarn) denounce. For two years, Jalil and Karen Arfaoui have taken care of the education of one of their daughters themselves and wish to do the same with the second. But this new request was rejected. Testimony.
The entry into force of the law dated August 24, 2021, known as the “separatism law”, drastically modifies home education. To benefit from the IEF, only a few criteria are now required : the child’s state of health, a disability, the homelessness of the whole family, the geographical distance from any public school, the practice of intense sports or artistic activities, and “the situation specific to the child motivating the educational project“.
In the wake of this new law, to homeschool, you must now contact the Dasenthe academic director of the national education services. It is he who gives the green light to a request forEIF. This year, many families like that of the Arfaoui have been refused this authorization and may have to resolve to send their children to schools.
Karen and Jalil Arfaouiparents of Nora and Jade, have been responsible for the education of one of their daughters for two years. The second was still enrolled in a school, but asked to be able to take her lessons at home, like her sister.
We do not understand how this law is applied
Jalil Arfaoui, father of Nora and Jade
But this year, a large proportion of new applications forEIF were rejected. When he learned that his file had been rejected by the Dasenjalil Arfaoui has decided to file an appeal with the administrative court of Toulouse (Upper Garonne). “We do not understand how this law is applied“, castigates the father of the family, who deplores the” quasi-systematic refusals, including after appeal and without any justification “.
In Toulouse, the hearings of rejected families have already started since the end of July. But the Arfaoui will have to wait until mid-August to be heard. “We are seeking an interim order to suspend the application of the refusal», Specifies, moved, the dad. Determined to obtain the right to homeschool his daughters, he claims to be in his “right”.
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For two years, the spouses Arfaoui decided to homeschool. “Come all the families of France, in 2020, we found ourselves confined. California was a time of realization for us. We realized that homeschooling was possible. We were able to slow down, discover another rhythm of life”, explains Karen Arfaoui.
We have organized our professional lives around this project so that we can spend time with our children.
Karen Arfaoui, mother of Jade and Nora
This new rhythm of life seems to be beneficial to the whole family. “We have organized our professional lives around this project so that we can spend time with our children.“says the mother.
Like the Arfaouis, around 62,398 families were homeschooling across France in November 2020, according to figures from the Ministry of National Education.
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