The teacher, on sick leave since this altercation in Montreuil, filed a complaint. The student was sent home pending a disciplinary hearing.
Published on 08/11/2024 14:09
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A sports teacher from a high school in Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis) was slapped on Tuesday by a student for asking her to remove her outfit “with religious connotations”the rectorate announced to AFP on Friday, November 8, confirming information from BFMTV. During a sports class Tuesday afternoon in a stadium in Montreuil, the teacher pointed out to the student “that her outfit was inappropriate”developed the Créteil rectorate, responsible for Seine-Saint-Denis.
The second-year high school student's outfit was not an abaya, the rectorate clarified. The teacher, who has been off work since this altercation, filed a complaint at the police station along with the head of the establishment. The student was sent home pending a disciplinary hearing.
“The rector condemns this attack and reaffirms her firmness in the face of any violence against our staff and any attack on the values of the Republic”said rector Julie Benetti on X. This incident, which touches on the sensitive issue of secularism at school, immediately generated political reactions.
The president of the Île-de-France region, Valérie Pécresse, called on “immediate exclusion” of the student and “legal proceedings”. “I call for zero tolerance for any attacks on teachers.”she also said. “We do not compromise with secularism and we stand together with our teachers”also declared on X the PCF senator of Hauts-de-Seine, Pierre Ouzoulias.
