A sports teacher at the Jean-Jaurès high school in Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis) was slapped on Tuesday by a student after asking her to take off her clothes. “with religious connotations”declared the rectorate, on Friday, November 8, to Agence France-Presse (AFP), confirming the information from BFM-TV.
During a sports class on Tuesday afternoon at a stadium in Montreuil, “a student slapped her teacher who told her that her clothing was inappropriate”the rectorate of Créteil, responsible for Seine-Saint-Denis, told AFP. The high school sophomore’s outfit was “with religious connotations” but it was not an abaya, as the media wrote, the rectorate clarified.
The teacher, who has been on leave since this altercation, filed a complaint at the police station along with the person in charge of the establishment. The student was sent home pending a disciplinary hearing. “The rector condemns this attack and reaffirms her firmness against any violence against our staff and any attack on the values of the Republic”said the rector, Julie Benetti, in X.
Anne Genetet hopes for the support “of all of society”
“Slapping a teacher, attacking a teacher is absolutely unacceptable”the Minister of Education, Anne Genetet, reacted on BFM-TV. The minister stressed that “no support should be missing” to the teacher. Beyond yours and the institution, wait “that of society as a whole”. Because according to M.me Genetet, the teacher does not “how to apply internal regulations” asking the student to remove clothing with religious connotations. The teenager, who claimed to have received permission from the chief educational advisor, in return spat on her, insulted her and then slapped her, according to BFM-TV.
This incident, which touches on the sensitive issue of secularism in schools, immediately generated political reactions. “Enough is enough. Immediate exclusion and judicial procedure »The president of the Ile-de-France region, Valérie Pécresse, reacted on day “Zero tolerance for any attack on a teacher”. “We do not compromise with secularism and we support our teachers”declared the PCF senator for Hauts-de-Seine, Pierre Ouzoulias, on this same social network.
