at Tourcoing high school, the attacked teacher does not receive unanimous support

In gloomy weather, alone or in small groups, students and teachers trickle into the reception area of ​​the Sévigné high school in Tourcoing this Wednesday morning, despite canceled classes. Two days after the attack on a teacher by a student who refused to remove her veil within the confines of this professional and technological establishment, concern for some, disbelief for others, can be read on the faces.

“It has happened before that there have been altercations between teachers and students, but it has never taken on such proportions. It’s going too far this time, it’s absurd.”thinks Christopher, 23, who studies communication and media in a work-study program. “This teacher had already made remarks to several students about wearing the veil”he continues. “I always take it off at the corner of the street, before arriving in front of the school”confides a canteen employee, Malika, in her fifties, as she removes her black scarf…