Five people, members of the same family, were taken into police custody on Monday, suspected of assaulting a teacher at a primary school in Laon (Aisne), AFP learned from a judicial source.
The facts occurred Monday morning, "following an exchange" with the mother of a kindergarten student from the Hélène-Boucher school "around the problem of his repeated absenteeism", told AFP the prosecutor of Laon, Guillaume Donnadieu, confirming information from L'Union.
After this exchange in front of the school, the mother returned accompanied by four other members of her family: the child's father, two of her uncles and her grandmother.
The teacher "who suffers from several facial injuries" was then reportedly beaten in the courtyard of the establishment.
It must be examined this Tuesday by a forensic doctor, according to Guillaume Donnadieu.
According to The Union, those days would not be in danger.
No history of violence had been reported by the school so far for this family.
Prolonged custody
Still according to the local daily, the child's father and his two brothers spontaneously presented themselves to the police station.
The custody of the five people, who "generally recognized the facts" according to the prosecution, should be extended this Tuesday morning.
In a statement, the prefect of Aisne, Ziad Khoury, who went there, denounced "the unacceptable physical assault suffered by a teacher" and indicated that a "message of support and recognition" of the Minister of National Education Jean-Michel Blanquer "was transmitted to him".
He also called "for the greatest firmness in the face of such unacceptable behavior, coming from the entourage of a child attending this school".
I sent them a message of support and recognition from @jmblanquer The inspection of the academy will take all the necessary measures with the students, staff and parents to take this situation into account
- Prefect of Aisne (@ Prefet02) March 22, 2021
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