Do not give in to fear ": a thousand people gathered on Saturday in front of the Bois-d'Aulne college in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines), the day after the beheading of a history professor, Samuel Paty , who had shown caricatures of Muhammad to his class.
In the middle of the afternoon, a thousand parents, elected officials or ordinary citizens of all generations gathered with emotion in front of the school.
Some held up "I am a teacher" or "I am a teacher" signs.
The national anthem was chanted, then applause swept through the crowd.
"There will be a before and an after October 16 as a teacher: for the first time, a teacher is attacked for what he teaches," says Lionel, a history-geography teacher from the neighboring town of Herblay
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