The Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer denied Sunday, October 18 that the teacher of Yvelines beheaded Friday, October 16 was threatened with a sanction or admonition, for showing caricatures of Muhammad to his students, as well as the suggested some speakers on social networks.
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This information is false
", hammered Jean-Michel Blanquer questioned by
France Inter, France 2 and
Le Monde
.
“Of course there was support from Mr. Paty.
I spoke with the principal, with the rector, I also saw the work of the inspectors.
We had the intervention of the Values of the Republic team.
At no time was there a threat of death, but libel, that's for sure.
And so, the principal accompanied the professor to the police station, to file a complaint for defamation.
Even during the last weekend, the inspector called the professor to support him, ”
the minister confirmed to reporters
.
Before being assassinated, Samuel Paty was the target of violent criticism from a father of a student and an Islamist activist known to the police, Abdelhakim Sefrioui, who accused him of showing the caricatures of Muhammad to his students fourth year in a course on freedom of expression.
The two individuals were arrested and were still in custody on Sunday October 18.
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Two parents of students protested, so the principal, who was impeccable from start to finish, seeing that there had been an incident of this nature, called the Valeurs de la République teams (the secularity referents of the 'National Education)
,' Jean-Michel Blanquer recalled on Sunday.
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The teacher “
said those who are shocked close their eyes or walk out of the classroom.
This point gave rise to a misunderstanding because it could have been experienced as discrimination,
”he said.
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We can always regret such and such a thing, everything is not perfect (but) the support was effective,
" said Jean-Michel Blanquer.
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To be perfectly clear, I will ask the General Inspectorate to establish the entire chain of events
," he said.
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Friday evening 16, the deputy of Yvelines Michèle de Vaucouleurs (MoDem) had mentioned in front of the press the "
bad idea
" of the teacher to "
ask the Muslim students to leave the class
".
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He recognized that it was a mistake,
" she added.
Since Friday, messages suggesting that the academy was preparing to "
sanction
" Samuel Paty have swarmed on social networks.