A child does his homework in Marseille, southern France, on April 6, 2021, as schools are closed in France as part of a lockdown to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images) Date created: April 06, 2021

Nicolas Tucat
A child does his homework in Marseille, southern France, on April 6, 2021, as schools are closed in France as part of a lockdown to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The rise in Islamic extremism in France and the coronavirus pandemic have laid the groundwork for an increasing interference of the state in the nation’s educational system.