Politics · France · 1 hr ago
Nemours middle school bans football shirts after fights between students
Honoré de Balzac, a public middle school in Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, has banned students from wearing shirts that support sports teams.
The school introduced the rule during the 2026 football World Cup, and it has applied since the start of the school year.
Students had fought and traded insults in the playground over rival teams, including PSG, Marseille, Arsenal and Real Madrid.
One student described clashes after supporters mocked another student whose teams had lost.
Nemours mayor Valérie Lacroutte supports the ban, saying it was needed to calm tensions at the school.
The school is the third middle school in France to ban football shirts.
The local education authority has declined to comment, and no further action is described.
A public middle school in Nemours has banned students from wearing sports team shirts after football rivalries led to fights and insults.
The rule was added at Honoré-de-Balzac middle school during the 2026 Football World Cup and has been enforced since the start of the school year.
The mayor of Nemours supports the decision, saying it was the only way to calm tensions at the school.
The school is the third middle school in France to ban football shirts.
- Who
- Honoré-de-Balzac public middle school in Nemours introduced the ban. The mayor of Nemours supports it.
- What
- The school banned shirts supporting sports teams after students fought and traded insults over football rivalries.
- When
- The decision was made in summer 2026. The ban has been applied since the start of the school year.
- Where
- Honoré-de-Balzac middle school in Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France.
- Why
- Students had fought and insulted one another over football teams.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Unfortunately, it was the only solution to calm things down within the school.
Some sixth-graders were fighting over football shirts. We didn’t really understand.
The school decided to ban football shirts during the Football World Cup.
The ban came into effect.
- School
- Honoré-de-Balzac public middle school
- Location
- Nemours, Seine-et-Marne
- Decision
- Ban on wearing shirts supporting sports teams
- Implementation
- Since the start of the school year
- Rank
- Third middle school in France to ban football shirts
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