On October 7, Josiane Corneloup (Droite républicaine) and Vincent Trébuchet (Union des droites pour la République) presented the findings of their inquiry into instruction en famille, the French term for home education. They criticized the 2021 law that reformed the French education system, claiming it was designed primarily to reduce the number of children receiving home education. The two deputies accused the government led by Jean Castex of "deep insincerity" for introducing a mandatory prior authorization system for home education. They argue that the reform, which was part of the broader confortant le respect des principes de la République law, was based on false premises and cast doubt on the legitimacy of a "more than secular" right. They noted a sharp decline in the use of home education in recent years and suggested reverting to the previous system, which required only a prior declaration rather than formal authorization. Home education is described as "very marginal" in France, affecting less than 1% of children aged 3 to 16, who are legally required to receive an education. For the 2025-2026 school year, approximately 30,000 authorizations for home education were granted in France. The 2021 law significantly changed the process by requiring a prior administrative authorization, whereas previously, families could simply declare their intention to educate their children at home without providing justification. Corneloup and Trébuchet argue that the law was enacted to halt the rapid increase in home education, which had been accelerated by the COVID-19 crisis and the lowering of the compulsory education age to 3 in 2019. In 2007-2008, there were 13,547 children receiving home education, compared to 72,369 in 2021-2022. At the time, Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer described the trend as a "flight from school," claiming it was not marginal and citing concerns about families avoiding children from different backgrounds or religions, as well as "radical Islamism" and "sectarian phenomena." The deputies argue that the government's claims about the extent of home education lack objective data and that the reform aimed to reduce home education rather than address its causes. They note that the policy had immediate effects, stopping the growth trajectory of home education, from 72,369 children in 2021-2022 to 55,747 in 2022-2023 and around 30,000 in 2025-2026. They describe a "dramatic paradox" of imposing schooling on the majority at a time when the level of students in school has never been lower, as shown by the latest PISA rankings. They criticize the administration for being tasked with determining the most suitable solution for children instead of parents and point out that the criteria for evaluation are not harmonized across academies, leading to "significant inequalities" in the treatment of families' requests. They also argue that the reform may have counterproductive effects by pushing some families "tempted by separatism" out of the radar of the National Education system. They propose reverting to a simple "declaration regime" for children aged 3 to 5 and strengthening it for children aged 6 and above, requiring families to provide an educational project dossier before the school year begins. They also call for a "significant reinforcement" of pedagogical post-hoc controls.