The National Assembly's special committee has removed a key provision from a proposed law designed to address gender-based and sexual violence, according to multiple reports. During a meeting on September 22, the committee eliminated article 30 of the text, which had required all students to undergo a mandatory annual screening interview. The article was replaced with less specific, optional provisions after a joint vote by the Macron government, the right-wing parties, and the Socialist Party. This original provision aimed to provide children with a way to escape situations of control, as 81% of perpetrators in such cases are family members, according to reports from the CIIVISE, a research and advocacy group focused on violence against children. Gabrielle Cathala, a deputy from the Insoumise political movement, called the decision "scandalous." She noted that while the new provisions allow a student to access a trusted adult at any time, the effectiveness of this change depends on the availability of such adults. Cathala emphasized that the real challenge lies in securing adequate funding for this initiative. The mandatory individual interview, which would have fostered a personal connection between the child and the teaching staff, is being replaced by an impersonal questionnaire that can only be accessed at the child's request. This change shifts the responsibility of alerting authorities from the adults around the child to the child themselves. Cathala stated that children deserve more than a simple checkbox. She argued that they need a trained adult who can ask the right questions and provide immediate safety and care. The Feminist and Child Coalition had previously criticized the draft law for its many limitations. Isabelle Bourdon from the association 160 000 children described the decision as a "betrayal," while Marceau Beauvois from the association Face to Incest called it an "unacceptable reversal." These critics argue that the responsibility to identify victims should lie with adults, not with children who are already in vulnerable situations. The proposed law is now heading to a public session in the Hemicycle, but it has lost its most binding provision. Experts in the field acknowledge that this vote highlights the ongoing institutional challenges in addressing systemic violence against children.