 He applied Vichy's laws against Jews very harshly.With the complicity of the "Recteur" (University chancellor) , Weygand instituted, on his own authority, by a mere ""note de service"" (n°343QJ of 30 September 1941), a school "numerus clausus" (quota).This drove out most Jewish students from the colleges and the primary schools, including children aged 5 to 11.