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Samuel Paty in 2020, Dominique Bernard a year ago: a minute of silence in tribute to these two teachers murdered by radicalized Islamists is planned for Monday in middle and high schools in France, with the ambition of ” continue “ has “fight against ignorance and fanaticism”.

The day after a ceremony which brought together more than two thousand people and several ministers in Arras for a tribute to Dominique Bernard, a French teacher killed by a radicalized former student, Michel Barnier is expected Monday afternoon at the Bois-d college. ‘Aulne, in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines), where Samuel Paty taught.

The Prime Minister will be accompanied by his Minister of Education, Anne Genetet, in this Ile-de-France establishment still deeply marked by the memory of this history and geography professor murdered by a radicalized Islamist on October 16, 2020. The college should also will soon be renamed after Samuel Paty.

“Three years apart, almost to the day, two teachers died at the hands of Islamist terrorists. They taught French history, knowledge of the world, and a love of our language. They transmitted to their students a taste for learning and a spirit of citizenship”underlined Sunday Michel Barnier in a message on X. “We will not forget them. And we will do everything we can to protect our teachers and continue with them to fight against ignorance and fanaticism”added the Prime Minister.

For this minute of silence requested in all middle and high schools, each establishment is organizing itself “according to the times and methods that the teaching teams deem most appropriate”explained the ministry. “During the week, a time for analysis and reflection with the students can also be organized, the duration and content of which will also be left to the choice of the teams according to their respective situations”he clarified, seeing in this time of homage a way of “transmitting values” embodied by the two professors.

Sophie Vénétitay, general secretary of SNES-FSU, leading union in secondary education, judge “It is essential that the school comes together around a time of homage, to put words to what is still a great pain”.

Samuel Paty, aged 47, was stabbed then beheaded by Abdoullakh Anzorov, a Russian refugee of Chechen origin, on October 16, 2020 near his college. The 18-year-old young man, a radicalized Muslim, criticized him for showing caricatures of Mohammed in class. Before being killed by the police, he took responsibility for his actions by congratulating himself on having “avenge the prophet”.

The emotion caused by this attack was reignited by the assassination, on October 13, 2023, of Dominique Bernard, 57, stabbed to death by Mohammed Mogouchkov, a former student registered for Islamist radicalization, in front of his establishment. Mr. Mogouchkov, 21, born in Russia, was indicted and imprisoned by an anti-terrorism investigating judge four days after the attack which he had claimed in the name of the Islamic State organization.

This week of tributes will also be marked by the presentation on Saturday at the Sorbonne of the Samuel Paty prize aimed at rewarding class projects centered on “democratic principles and values”.