“There are a certain number of us who don’t feel at ease,” confides Maxime Reppert, vice-president of the SNALC

The day after the death of his colleague, what feeling animates, Saturday October 14, Maxime Reppert, vice-president of the SNALC ? “The emotion is still as strong, the pain is present because indeed, the more details we learn, the more it hurts. The fact that he intervened, the fact that the aggressor, the murderer of our colleague has certain motives, understand that the emotion is very strong”confides the latter.

“There is pain, there is indignation. We think of him, but we also think of what happened to Samuel Paty three years ago. And a lot of anger, because ‘we don’t want to accept the unacceptable’, he adds.

Concern among teachers

Also a professor, Maxime Reppert expresses the concern present among the teaching staff. “I have had colleagues in tears, colleagues who felt feverish, also worried about the perception of the events for the students. It is with a certain apprehension that the colleagues are awaiting Monday”, he explains. The vice-president of SNALC mentions “a climate of insecurity”.

Does he feel in danger? “Honestly, there are a certain number of us who don’t feel at ease. Because there was that, there was Samuel Paty three years ago”replies Maxime Reppert, who adds: “Words, meditation, it’s important, but much more is needed. There is a lot to do in terms of security. School must not be a place where aggression is carried out, must not be a place where we kill. We need major reflection and action in this area.”.