8 Aug 2026
‘You don’t create an LGBTQI+ paradise by turning every Muslim into a scapegoat,’ says Bruno De Lille Battaille, director-general of a Brussels group of schools, LGBTQI+ activist and former Brussels State Secretary for the Green Party. Fearless. That is the slogan...
7 Jul 2026
“We need to stop pretending that every non-Dutch-speaking child in Dutch-language education is a burden. We should be happy about every Brussels child who wants to learn Dutch,” writes Brussels school director Bruno De Lille Battaille. Parents who cannot find a school...
29 Jul 2025
“We need schools that are not islands of nostalgia but bridges to the future. We need teachers who are not intimidated by the diversity in their classrooms, but who are trained and supported to work with it,” writes Bruno De Lille Battaille, school principal in...
28 Apr 2025
“This is the canary in the coal mine,” write a group of school principals and education professionals, responding to the closure of a third-grade class in Sint-Gillis due to the teacher shortage. “If we don’t intervene urgently now, tomorrow we will see in other...
16 Apr 2025
We may not be Russia, Hungary, or the United States, but we don’t live on an island either, writes Bruno De Lille Battaille in response to Hungary’s ban on Gay Prides. “If what is happening worldwide teaches us anything, it is this: rights are never guaranteed. They...
25 Nov 2024
“Only through understanding and critical dialogue can we ensure that schools remain places where respect, knowledge, and freedom are central,” writes school director Bruno De Lille Battaille in response to the publication of a controversial book about the influence of...
