In Morocco, enrolling one’s child in a private institution with foreign curricula is a luxury that parents with modest incomes cannot afford. Registration and tuition fees in these schools, known for the quality of their education, vary from single to quintuple.
The Lyautey high school is at the center of a controversy after several Moroccan media reported that an employee of the establishment would have been prevented from praying there. The management of the educational center denies this rumor, which it considers "inconceivable".
Lycée Lyautey is not immune to the campaign of rumors and misinformation about the coronavirus epidemic to sow panic among parents. Faced with this situation, the principal of Lycée Lyautey sent a letter to the parents and students of the school to call on them to "keep their cool and common sense".