“Anti-Semitic inscriptions were tagged” at the Graves high school in Gradignan (Gironde), during the night from Wednesday to Thursday, deplored the Bordeaux academy on Thursday on X. Among these tags, swastikas, declared to the Parisian Jérôme Paillette , deputy academic director. The inscriptions were found in the parking lot and on exterior walls, “there was no intrusion into the establishment,” he specifies.
The name of a teacher was also written on one of the walls, declares Jérôme Paillette, confirming information from Sud Ouest.
The rector “strongly condemned his actions” on Thursday. The teaching union Snes FSU also denounced “these unacceptable acts” and declared to provide all its “support to the educational community of the Lycée des Graves. »
A listening cell has been set up for students and teachers alike, in order to answer everyone's questions. “There was a lot of emotion,” comments Jérôme Paillette.
“We have never encountered this. We are particularly worried, declares a teacher at Sud Ouest, the assassinations of Dominique Bernard and Samuel Paty are still fresh. »
The Bordeaux academy filed a complaint and reported it to the prosecutor. “All security measures are taken to support the establishment and the educational community,” he is assured. Dasen (academic director of national education services) visited the establishment on Thursday “to show the institution’s support. »
Observations were made by the police on site on Thursday and an investigation was opened.
Already in November, swastikas had been sprayed in a school in the neighboring town of Bègles. During the 2023-2024 school year, 3,630 racist and anti-Semitic acts were recorded in primary and secondary schools, 1,960 racist acts and 1,670 anti-Semitic acts.
