a history teacher pulls out a knife in front of his students, the prosecution opens an investigation

The Le Havre public prosecutor’s office opened an investigation after an incident on Saturday, October 21, at the Claude Monet high school in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) for “violence with the use or threat of a weapon”, reports France Bleu Normandie, confirming information from Paris- Normandy.

The incident occurred during a first grade’s history class on Saturday morning, the last day of class before the school holidays. The teacher mentioned the attack against Dominique Bernard in Arras, but also that of Charlie Hebdo, and the assassination of Samuel Paty. According to information from France Bleu Normandie, the teacher took out a small knife, Opinel type, while explaining to the students that he was not afraid to use it if he was threatened, before folding it and putting it away. tidy. The students then notified the high school management who immediately received the teacher and alerted the rectorate who made a report to the Le Havre public prosecutor’s office.

“The teacher has not yet been heard”, indicated the public prosecutor of Le Havre. He was received on Wednesday by the National Education prevention doctor. At least one student was interviewed by the police, who confirmed her teacher’s annoyance but explained to investigators that she did not feel threatened. For the moment, the rectorate has not taken any sanctions against the history professor. The rectorate announced that it would set up a listening cell from the start of the school year.