Public speaking pointed out by National Education.
Two philosophy teachers have been suspended for three months from their duties for their repeated and controversial comments on social networks, the Ministry of Education said on Saturday May 6, explaining that the teachers had exceeded their “duty of reserve
”
.
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Franklin Nyamsi, who teaches in Rouen, and René Chiche, near Marseille, both associate professors, have been suspended since this spring.
"
The sanction was the subject of a strict procedure, motivated by the breach of the duty of reserve
", justified to AFP the Ministry of National Education, which in particular proceeded to the "
hearing of the interested
”.
“Impact” on the public service
René Chiche was suspended from mid-April, according to a letter from the Ministry of Education's human resources, tweeted by the professor.
Known in the teaching community for his virulent remarks on a school that he considers to be adrift, the professor is also vice-president of Action and Democracy, a very minority teachers' union.
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"
According to the Minister, my public expression and the audience of my remarks undermine the image and reputation of the public service of National Education
", he reacted on Saturday on Twitter, a network on which he has 105,000 subscribers.
The joint committee meeting as a disciplinary council had criticized him, a few weeks ago, for highlighting "
his quality as a teacher in his public speeches
".
The commission had considered "
that the frequency of these remarks is likely to impact the proper functioning of the public service
".
“Legitimate concern of teachers”
Followed by nearly 160,000 people on Twitter, Franklin Nyamsi believes he has been punished for his "
criticism of France's African policy
" and evokes "
political persecution
", according to a publication at the end of April.
The philosopher professor challenged the sanction in court, but the Rouen administrative court dismissed his request on Thursday, according to a decision he made public on Friday.
"
Without the least reason for his decision, an administrative judge in France rejected our appeal against the exclusion from teaching duties that I have suffered since March 14, 2023
", he commented, while justice must decide. secondly on the merits of the case.
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In a press release published on Friday, the association of professors of philosophy in public education (Appep) writes that it only has “
fragmentary data
” about these two cases, but “
sufficient to arouse the legitimate concern of teachers
”.
She wonders about “
the use that
teachers will be able to make”
of their freedom of expression without risking incurring an administrative sanction, including when they criticize the policies implemented by the government
”.
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