The teacher slapped by a high school student in Tourcoing (North) on October 7 testified on the show “Pascal Praud and you”broadcast on Europe 1 this Wednesday, December 18. While the student, aged 18, was sentenced to four months in prison on December 11, the professor notably gave her version of the facts. Just before the attack, she had asked the young woman to remove her veil within the premises of the establishment.
“I have to relearn how to no longer be afraid”
“There was a shove, she grabbed my arm until this famous moment when she slapped me. I slap her back instantly, it’s on the surveillance video, and then she goes crazy […], explains this medico-social sciences and techniques teacher at the Sévigné vocational high school. When I grab my phone to call the police, in emotion, I trigger a screenshot. I guess she thinks I’m taking a picture of her at that point. She turns around, points at me and says: “I’m warning you, if I find out that you have a photo of me, I’ll burn you.”.
The slap given by the professor during the altercation was considered by the courts to be self-defense. The teacher, who has received threats since this incident, explains that she is trying to “rebuild” : “I have to relearn to no longer be afraid, to relearn to love my job and to trust my students.”
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