great excitement among teachers

Three days after the announcement of the departure of the principal of the Maurice Ravel high school in Paris, threatened with death after an altercation with a student to get her to remove her veil, a rally took place on Friday March 29 in front of the school campus. The principal was the target of death threats on social networks since the altercation with this student on February 28. He announced this week that he was leaving his post, a few months before his retirement. An early departure which caused great excitement among teachers.

Received by the Prime Minister

The Minister of National Education, Nicole Belloubet, visited the high school, accompanied by the director of the academy and the prefect of police, reaffirming “the total support of the educational institution”. She then indicated that a “series of measurements” had been taken to protect the principal. The principal was also received on Wednesday March 27 in Matignon by the Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal. The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into cyberharassment.