Balzac, a French mission school based in Kenitra near Rabat, has fired a teacher for teaching school children about LGBT+.
Converging reports have confirmed the news, and former Minister of Employment Mohamed Yatim shared the information on social media.
The case sparked outrage among Moroccan parents, with Moroccan attorney Abderrahim Jamai conveying families’ concerns about what they described as the school’s unacceptable promotion of homosexuality.
According to the attorney, the teacher was encouraging students to “accept the notions of homosexuality and spread views promoting same-sex relationships.”
Morocco World News (MWN) reached out to Balzac for a statement but the school declined to comment on the matter.
“No, if you need any information, contact the French embassy,” a school member told MWN.
MWN also contacted the embassy but it was not reachable for a statement.
The case has raised concerns not only among school children’s parents but also among Moroccan netizens, many of whom have stressed the importance of continued monitoring about the kind of material Moroccan children are taught at foreign schools.
Critics of the fired teacher’s lessons have emphasized that Morocco is a Muslim country where homosexuality and its promotion is and should be strictly forbidden.
Morocco’s penal code punishes same-sex relations, with Article 489 stipulating sentences ranging from six months to three years in prison.
