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Almost a week after the assassination of Professor Dominique Bernard in front of his Gambetta-Carnot high school, in Arras (Pas-de-Calais), Gabriel Attal was the guest of the program “L’Événement, l’interview “, broadcast on France 2, Thursday October 19. The Minister of National Education and Youth, present at the teacher’s funeral earlier in the day, answered Caroline Roux’s questions. He notably announced that “since the start of the school year, 299 false bomb threats have been recorded” in educational establishments and “Several dozens” authors were arrested.
What investments to secure schools? The Minister of National Education was questioned about the means of securing educational establishments, six days after the Arras tragedy and three years after the assassination of Samuel Paty. This week, Gabriel Attal announced the deployment of “nearly 1,000 staff” brigades of “prevention and security ministry”. He also launched a “flash survey” with school directors and heads of establishments on the state of safety equipment. “Two thirds of establishments have had increased security in recent years”detailed the minister on France 2.
Gabriel Attal announces just over 500 disturbances and protests after Monday’s tributes. During the tributes to Dominique Bernard and Samuel Paty, Monday, a little more than 500 disturbances and protests took place. All these reports are the subject of a systematic referral to the public prosecutor and a disciplinary procedure for the students concerned, he continued.