French students could face jail for insults. (Notebook: education information from schools, business, research and professional organizations).A new law in France could sentence schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school convicted of insulting in·sult v. in·sult·ed, in·sult·ing, in·sults v.tr. 1. a. To treat with gross insensitivity, insolence, or contemptuous rudeness. See Synonyms at offend. b. their teachers up to six months in jail. The law is a move to curb juvenile juvenile /ju·ve·nile/ (ju´vin-il) 1. pertaining to youth or childhood. 2. a youth or child; a young animal. 3. a cell or organism intermediate between immature and mature forms. offenses and unruly behavior, but some critics say it could be applied to children as young as 13. Officials claim they would only target older offenders. The law means that State Prosecution Service can act against children who "attack the dignity or respect" of teachers, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. published news reports. |
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