After the tragedy of Vendin-le-Vieil (Pas-de-Calais), where the young Lindsay committed suicide a little less than a month ago and disciplinary sanctions decided against four college students who had pushed Lucas, 13, to end his life in Épinal (Vosges), it is in Béziers (Hérault) that a child tried to end his life. According to Midi Libre, a 15-year-old student attempted suicide early Monday afternoon.
The teenager tried to hang himself in his Jean-Perrin college in Béziers. He was taken care of by the emergency services and then hospitalized. His days are not in danger.
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The prosecutor of the Republic of Béziers, Raphaël Balland announces the opening of an investigation to understand the circumstances of the passage to the act of the schoolboy, which "is not a trivial gesture".
After the death of Lindsay, mid-May, that of Lucas in January, both harassed in their schools, the subject of school bullying has returned more than ever to the front of the stage. Three complaints were filed by Lindsay's family against the management of the college of Vendin-le-Vieil, the academy of Lille and the police officers in charge of the investigation for "non-assistance to person in danger". A fourth complaint targets the social network Facebook "completely flawed" in terms of content moderation and the fight against "hate speech".
Rectors meeting this Tuesday
Last week, Pap Ndiaye, Minister of Education, acknowledged that social networks "have their share of responsibility". It is even necessary, according to him, to "put them under pressure in a more accentuated way".
"With other ministries, we will consult and act extremely firmly with regard to social networks because, beyond what they can say, we know that their reaction is too slow and certainly not up to what we expect from them," the minister said Thursday.
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Pap Ndiaye also promised to "invite to exchange the main managers of social networks, in particular the Meta France group (Facebook, Instagram), Snapchat, TikTok and Twitter, in connection with the Ministry of the Interior and Overseas, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry in charge of Digital Transition and Telecommunications".
In a statement, he said Tuesday to bring together all rectors to "mobilize" them again against the "scourge" of harassment.
