“it is extremely difficult to know the ins and outs”, assures Alain Mallet, principal

Tuesday April 2, Samara, 13, was beaten up in front of a college in Montpellier. A judicial investigation and an administrative investigation have since been opened. The victim’s mother would have been alerted by the principal a few hours before the tragedy, in order to alert her to the dangers she was running while several young people were waiting for her in front of the establishment. Alain Mallet, principal and deputy general secretary of the Independent and Direction-FO union, “it is extremely difficult to know the ins and outs”, and call to “let the investigation take place”.

“It seems surprising that [ses] colleagues did not do their job”

“Unfortunately, we have been dealing with this violence for several years”, deplores Allain Mallet. If he assures that he is “difficult from the outside” to be able to determine the responsibility of the college, “it seems surprising that [ses] colleagues did not do their job.