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"Actually, nothing happened at school": one year after the Olympic Games, school sport in decline

"Actually, nothing happened at school": one year after the Olympic Games, school sport in decline
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While the Paris 2024 Games were expected to leave a legacy of a nation of (young) athletes, the Snep-FSU, the majority union of PE teachers, warned on Monday, June 23, about the lack of infrastructure and a utilitarian vision of the discipline.
According to the Snep-FSU union, 49% of middle and high schools do not meet the requirements of PE programs. (Alain Guilhot/Divergence)

What role does sport play in the daily lives of secondary school students? When 49% of middle and high schools are unable to meet the requirements of PE programs, the answer is clear: not enough. On Monday, June 23, the Snep-FSU (National Union of Physical Education - affiliated with the Unitary Trade Union Federation) presented the results of a survey on the teaching of physical education and sports in France, dubbed "Gymnase score" and conducted among 48% of secondary schools, which highlights numerous dysfunctions.

The 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games (OPG) promised to build a sporting nation as a legacy , particularly among young people. A year later, the bitter reality is that sports complexes and equipment are shaky or missing, and social inequalities are growing. In short, an inability to guarantee proper sporting activity for all. Angry PE teachers are sounding the alarm and demanding major changes. "In fact, nothing has happened at school, particularly in physical education and sports, while

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