"She's a heroine": in Vitry-sur-Seine, the Jean-Macé high school in shock after the murder of Marjorie

"She's a symbol, she's a heroine," says Aladine, thinking about her friend and classmate, Marjorie.

The teenager was stabbed to death on Friday May 14 in the city of Hoche d'Ivry (Val-de-Marne) after an altercation with a 14-year-old boy.

This Monday, May 17, the emotion is great in front of the lycée Jean-Macé, in Vitry-sur-Seine, where she was educated.

“She was a very brave girl.

There are not many people who would have put themselves in front of the knife to help his sister ”, estimates Aladine.

The young man of 18, hood on the head, wants to talk about his friend to erect her as a symbol, to "make Macron and the Assembly react" so that "it never happens again".

The high school student is very moved.

“We don't believe it, for us it's wrong.

We will see her come back with her big smile ”.

Vitry-sur-Seine, this Monday.

The students of Jean Macé high school are in shock after the death of their friend Marjorie.

LP / Marion Durand

From the first hour this Monday morning, a psychological listening cell was set up in the school for the students as for the educational staff.

This support unit, made up of three psychologists from National Education "will remain in place as long as there are needs in the establishment", indicates the rectorate of the academy of Créteil.

"Maybe tomorrow it will be me and the day after tomorrow another girl"

But this Monday noon, few students are aware of the device.

Hocine is the only one to be informed.

Her parents received this weekend, through Pronote (the school life management software), a message announcing the death of a student from the establishment and the setting up of a listening cell.

The young man of 23 years and his friend Ghiles, both in second year of BTS say they are very affected: "I find it serious to be stabbed by a child of 14", reacts one of them .

“Without social media, it would never have happened like this.

"

Because it is indeed on social networks that the dispute began before ending in a fatal settling of accounts.

"It's scary like it can degenerate so quickly", continues Brandon

(the first name has been changed) who “prefers not to give his opinion on social networks.

I watch out!

".

Karima, 17, is also shocked at what happened to Marjorie.

“I didn't know her but it's scary.

You can't live comfortably after that.

Maybe tomorrow it will be me, and the day after tomorrow another girl.

The circumstances of the death of Marjorie, killed after trying to defend her harassed little sister, particularly worried Karima, who was also the victim of cyberstalking last year.

“A girl accused me of stealing her headphones, she shared it all over social media.

Everyone called me a thief, I cried a lot, I wanted to change high school, ”says the teenager.

"This story degenerated without any adult from the college being solicited"

The resumption of classes after this terrible tragedy is also a test for the teachers. Sandrine Bourret was his philosophy teacher. She reacts, not without difficulty: “Marjorie was my student. I am very affected. "The teacher shared the sadness of the few students present in class this Monday morning," they were not all there, they will come back little by little. She continues, without succeeding in containing her emotion: "I would like the National Education, as an institution, to give the means to the teachers and the establishments to gain the confidence of the pupils concerning our capacity to deal with the bullying and the violence. between peers ”.

Because in this terrible story, Marjorie lost her life trying to settle a conflict between her little sister and the alleged murderer. For Sandrine Bourret, it was not the role of the teenager but rather that of an adult: "This story degenerated without any adult from the college being solicited". The teacher points to "a serious dysfunction in the institution". "I wonder about our collective responsibility as adults and adults close to these young people."