France, June 1 -- The legislation was drafted following a parliamentary inquiry into allegations of violence and sexual abuse at the private Notre-Dame-de-Betharram school near Pau, where former pupils accused staff of mistreatment over several decades.

Several measures were later extended to after-school activities, following a wave of allegations involving non-teaching staff in Paris schools and childcare programmes.

The proposed reforms will require regular vetting of school and after-school staff, strengthen reporting obligations, extend the time limit for prosecuting failures to report violence against minors and introduce more frequent inspections of private schools.

The bill cleared its first hurdle last week when lawmakers appr...