Officials believe the attacks are connected to a controversial sexual education school program.
Signs protesting the so-called Evras program were discovered in some of the schools, according to authorities.
“In a democracy like ours, we will never allow our schools to be a target,” De Croo said.
Political Cartoons View All 1163 Images“We don’t touch our schools,” Verlinden said during a news conference with De Croo.
De Croo said that sexual education has been provided in Belgium for half a century and warned that the country will not take steps backwards.
Persons:
Alexander De Croo, De Croo, “, Annelies Verlinden, ” Verlinden, De, Verlinden, she's, “ hypersexualization, It’s, Caroline Desir, Paul Magnette, ”
Organizations:
—, Brussels Federation, Charleroi
Locations:
BRUSSELS, — Belgian, Wallonia, Brussels, Belgium, Charleroi, Liege