The students of Sévigné high school, in Tourcoing, are still in shock. This Monday, October 7, a violent altercation took place between a student of the establishment and a teacher, the JDD learned from corroborating police sources, as also reported by our colleagues from Europe 1.
According to our information, a teacher in technical and medico-social sciences “ asked a student to remove her veil » at the time when the latter, who was preparing to leave the establishment, put on her veil while she was still in high school.
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The student was arrested by the police
The student refuses to remove his veil and begins to “ slap and shove » the professor, explains a police officer to JDD. Faced with this aggression, the teacher responds by slapping the student in turn. This is where the situation deteriorates. In a fit of anger, the student decides to “beat up” his teacher, before fleeing. Temporarily excluded from high school, a complaint was filed. The student was arrested yesterday at 6:40 p.m. According to our information, she is an adult and unknown to the police.
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Right of withdrawal of teachers from the Sévigné high school
In this climate of tension, the teachers of the Sévigné high school exercised their right of withdrawal on Tuesday, in response to the attack that occurred the day before. No lessons were taught, leaving the students in shock from this event. The teachers’ gesture of solidarity underlines the seriousness of the situation and the need to take measures to protect teachers faced with such violence.
The deputy from the North, former Minister of the Interior and elected in Tourcoing, Gérald Darmanin, reacted on X: “I want to give all my support to this teacher from Tourcoing who, while she was simply upholding secularism – our common good – was hit by a student. Everyone must support our teachers and condemn this violence against the Republic itself. »
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Xavier Bertrand, president of the Hauts-de-France region, also reacted to the attack: “All my support to the teacher attacked at the Sévigné high school, in Tourcoing. Secularism is one of the pillars of the School of the Republic; it cannot be negotiated. Let’s not give up anything. »
