The case of the veiled student at the Sévigné high school in Tourcoing (North) has experienced a new twist, with the opening of an investigation by the Lille prosecutor’s office to “disclosure of personal information that may expose a person or those around them to a risk of harm to persons or property”. and this « after publication in [anciennement Twitter] of positions where secondary vocational teachers are named by name.”
In fact, a list of teachers’ names has circulated online, just days after the altercation on Monday, October 7, between a teacher at the school and a high school student who refused to remove her scarf while on campus. In this renowned establishment ” complicated “, The tone rose between the teacher and the young woman, who slapped the teacher. He responded with another slap. what followed “several hits, threats and pushes”the Lille prosecutor’s office told AFP. The young woman, who admitted having hit the teacher but not having threatened her, must be tried for violence followed by an ITT (total incapacity for work) of less than eight days and a death threat to a person responsible for public service missions. His appearance, scheduled for October 9, was postponed to December 11.
The dissemination of the list of professors’ names coincides with the resumption by several media outlets – including many of them (the Cnews television network and the newspapers The J.D.D. AND Current values) have Vincent Bolloré as a shareholder – information according to which “ten” The teachers would have distanced themselves from the professor in the name of fighting discrimination. It is in this context that the list appeared on X (formerly Twitter), according to our colleagues at The Voice of the Northwhich indicate that it was removed from the social network at the request of the Ministry of the Interior.
“Pure and hard lie”
The Lille prosecutor’s office affirms World that no information was communicated to him about the lack of support from some colleagues of the attacked teacher. The union leaders of SNES-FSU and SE-UNSA firmly deny this version. “The rumor that the teachers took the side of the student who hit the teacher who asked her to remove her veil is pure and simple a lie.” wrote the CGT section of the high school in a text published online on October 14.
The rectorate of Lille activated functional protection, a procedure of legal support for its agents, for all the teachers at the Sévigné institute who requested it: it was granted to 43 agents, the rectorate confirmed, in addition to the attacked teacher for whom the procedure was planned . already in place. According to the union leaders we contacted, not everyone was on the list. “Functional protection was granted to all agents who felt threatened, even if their names were not released”confirms Jean-François Caremel, local director of SNES-FSU. “These officers were strongly urged to file a complaint”indicates the academic secretary of the SE-UNSA, Cédric Bart, which the rectorate of Lille has not confirmed.
