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[Golden_Pigeon]

The french minister of Education, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, this monday (08/29) said that she will meet Niantic asking them to not put any rare pokemon in the public schools.

The minister evoked securities issues and possibles massives intrusions if one rare pokemon would be discovered in a school.

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[Crayons]

Everyone knows children like rare candies better

 

[HvySky]

 

[DNAbro]

She looks terrifying in that pic.

 

[Enduin]

She looks a like a JRPG villain. But that's probably not a bad idea. Safety is probably not as big an issue as simply being distracting as all hell for students.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

Getting some JRPG vibes from the outfit.

 

[L Thammy]

Getting some JRPG vibes from the outfit.

She looks terrifying in that pic.

Gen 8: Team Education Admin

 

[Menitta]

Why the hell is she dressed like a Pokemon villain then!?

 

[yanipheonu]

Makes broad commanding statement that a policy should be put in place.
Clearly has no idea about what they're talking about.

Yup, it's politics.

 

[Dee Dee]

Reminds me of the time when our language teacher took our Tamagotchis and locked them in his table. We weren't allowed to get them back until after school - they kept beeping desperately from his desk, with no one taking care of their needs.

Grown-Ups will never understand.

 

[Poyunch]

She looks terrifying in that pic.

She looks perfect to cosplay as Candela.

 

[Pocketsfriend]

I feel blessed to have lived long enough to see headlines like this exist.

 

[Crayolan]

That woman looks like a supervillain.

 

[Golden_Pigeon]

Reminds me of the time when our language teacher took our Tamagotchis and locked them in his table. We weren't allowed to get them back until after school - the kept beeping desperately from his desk, with no one taking care of their needs.

Grown-Ups will never understand.

They used to took my Magic cards albums

 

[Piers]

Minister of Education would like to battle!

 

[- J - D -]

I love her suit.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I love her suit.

Pokemon trainer aesthetic

 

[ArchedThunder]

Zubats only?

 

[jooey]

france is just hitting 'em out of the park politically lately

 

[Mr-Joker]

Connection?

 

[pinkurocket]

Don't Pokémon have a right to education?

 

[Trogdor1123]

Makes broad commanding statement that a policy should be put in place.
Clearly has no idea about what they're talking about.

Yup, it's politics.

Except she's right...

 

[PsihoPerihelion]

That's one badass looking Minister of Education.

 

[Jintor]

Don't Pokémon have a right to education?

not according to Bidoof v Board of Education (though obviously the jurisdiction is different)

 

[Shanlei91]

She looks like a Pokemon villain.

Yet when you google image search her, all her photos are of her smiling and looking happy-go-lucky.

 

[L Thammy]

On topic, I disagree entirely with this idea. Alakazam has an IQ of 5000, so it actually makes more sense if we replace teachers with Pokemon.

 

[Cheesecakebobby]

They should have to sit at the back of the bus, too.

 

[Mael]

Aside from the funny headline, makes sense.
I don't think we really need to have crowds of strangers around schools either.
It's better than the alternatives.

 

[Kouriozan]

Attrapez les tous!

 

[Golden_Pigeon]

Aside from the funny headline, makes sense.
I don't think we really need to have crowds of strangers around schools either.
It's better than the alternatives.

I agree, i just thought it was funny
It's kind of sad though

 

[John Kowalski]

She looks terrifying in that pic.

Like something out of Beat It.

 

[Firemind]

But i thought it was a fad

 

[chillybright]

Pic is perfect.

But it seems crazy that you cannot opt out your location, be it as your home or school. The Minister of Education has to personally meet Niantic for this.

 

[Kayhan]

She looks like an evil gym leader.

I am on to her.

 

[RionaaM]

I've actually learned more at the Viridian City school than my real life one. My teachers never taught me how bad getting frozen or poisoned was, Pokemon did.

 

[Mael]

I agree, i just thought it was funny
It's kind of sad though

I don't know, it seems like they hadn't planned for the game to be that popular.
Niantic's issues are the kind of issues you want to have when you make an app.
Also kudos to anyone who took that picture, it takes skills to take such an unflaterring picture of this person.
Kinda like trying to make a flattering picture of Francois Hollande...

 

[Chase17]

Finally, people can stop breaking into local schools to get their snorlax.

 

[Lagamorph]

That's the opposite of what she needs to do. Putting rare Pokemon into schools is going to slash truancy rates.

 

[Leks]

Sure, we should focus on Pokémon GO and forget the several problems we have to deal with.

This. Country.

 

[L Thammy]

That's the opposite of what she needs to do. Putting rare Pokemon into schools is going to slash truancy rates.

Well until they add Gen 3 and the students find a Slaking nest

EDIT: eat it Makonero

 

[Makonero]

That's the opposite of what she needs to do. Putting rare Pokemon into schools is going to slash truancy rates.

?

 

[SolidChamp]

She looks terrifying in that pic.

Yep. Just begging to be shopped.

Team Rocket, anyone?

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

It's good to see that other governments than the United States use bullshit issues to take the pressure off of the real problems.

 

[Mael]

Sure, we should focus on Pokémon GO and forget the several problems we have to deal with.

This. Country.

You're absolutely right after all she summoned a special ministers council and had the press stopped everywhere to be sure that issue is the one everyone deal with right now.
Look at that it's even generating more headline than the whole burkini non story!

 

[Kayhan]

Team Rocket, anyone?

That is La Team Rocket to you, pleb.

 

[nubbe]

Governments around the world scramble to handle the Pokemon situation
pretty funny

 

[Toad.T]

Nostalgia. My old school (or maybe just my class) did a similar thing, but to a greater degree. Talk of Pokemon was strictly forbidden, so we had to refer to it as "The P Word".

Yes. "The P Word"

The more things change I guess...

 

[Vegetable Lasagna]

Makes broad commanding statement that a policy should be put in place.
Clearly has no idea about what they're talking about.

Yup, it's politics.

Or you know, she doesn't want a ton of grown-up, strangers trespassing on school properties full of children to score rare pokemon? Not to mention, it also being a huge distraction from what the kids should be doing during school hours. Clearly you don't know what you're talking about.

Yup, it's GAF and politics.

 

[EmiPrime]

She was trying to hold back her laughter when she announced this.

 

[fertygo]

What a time to be alive, an minister say this on public