After all,
“eucalyptus trees are the history of the region”,
remarks a teacher… In Ollioules, in the Var, the Eucalyptus college will therefore keep its perky name.
The mayor wanted to rename it, in homage to Samuel Paty, this history and geography professor beheaded by an Islamist in October.
"We had the agreement of the family, that of the principal of the establishment
," says one to the town hall.
The deliberation was to be presented to the municipal council on Saturday ”
.
It was without counting the teachers and the parents of pupils: they categorically opposed it.
It is pusillanimity that reigns today.
We do not realize it, but we are letting go of the values of the Republic.
Robert Bénéventi, LR mayor in Ollioules in the Var
“It is for me a strong symbol of the Republic
, explained the mayor (LR) Robert Bénéventi to France Bleu Provence.
In Ollioules, we have the place Jean-Jaurès, also assassinated, the rue Gabriel-Péri, assassinated by the Nazis.
So for me, it was obvious to salute the memory of Samuel Paty. ”
Solicited by an internal survey, all teachers, 89% of parents and 69% of students rejected the project.
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