The facts: uncontrolled anger
The facts date back to March. The defendant, accompanied by her two daughters, went to college after learning that one of them had just been excluded for a week. “My other daughter had already been excluded the week before, I was very upset,” explained the mother on the stand.
According to the principal, the forty-year-old had entered without authorization, despite the rules in force. After a verbal altercation, she allegedly pushed the man in a gesture of annoyance. This incident led to the activation of the intruder alarm, which ultimately forced the mother and her daughters to leave the premises.
Conflicting versions
While in police custody, the mother admitted to having entered the establishment but denied the acts of physical violence. At the hearing, she maintained this line of defense, affirming that the gesture towards the principal was not intentional: “I entered the school by force, but I did not intend to push him. If I did it, it was unintentional,” she explained.
The court, however, did not accept this version. Recalling that the facts concerned a place which must remain protected, the Prosecutor's Office requested a fine accompanied by a suspended sentence.
A more lenient judgment than required
The court ultimately opted for a two-month suspended prison sentence for acts of violence against a person responsible for a public service mission. Added to this is a fine of 100 euros for trespassing in a school establishment. A sanction that the mother, now living outside the Coteau, will have to respect.
“The school must be a protected place,” insisted the Prosecutor’s Office during the hearing, emphasizing the importance of preserving serenity within educational establishments in the face of such excesses.
This verdict, although it allowed the case to be closed, once again raises the question of the growing tensions between parents and educational officials in a context where incidents of this type seem to be on the rise.
