Assault on a teacher in Tourcoing: slaps exchanged, blows… What happened at the Sévigné high school

A high school student, who was asked by a teacher to remove her veil, is suspected of physical assault. She was taken into custody.

A teacher at the Lycée Sévigné in Tourcoing was assaulted by a student on Monday, October 7, according to Le Parisien, which relies on a police source. According to this source, the medical and social technical sciences teacher allegedly asked the young woman, an adult, to remove her veil, which she had just put on as she was about to leave the establishment.

According to the facts reported by the newspaper, the high school student refused and headed for the exit. The teacher then followed her, to repeat her request. It was there that she was allegedly jostled and slapped by the student. The teacher in turn allegedly slapped the young girl. The latter then allegedly hit her several times. the teacher.

The Minister of National Education Anne Genetet reported this assault on Tuesday at midday. “It is unacceptable. And I will not accept it.” A complaint has been filed and a precautionary measure has already been taken against against the student in question to ban her from entering the establishment until her disciplinary board meets,” she said on X. “Everyone must support our teachers and condemn this violence against the Republic itself,” added former Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, a member of parliament de Tourcoing.

The teachers of the Lycée Sévigné de ​​Tourcoing exercised their right of withdrawal this Tuesday, to demonstrate their dismay and anger in the face of this violence affecting a colleague. The student was arrested at her home and placed in custody seen, according to Le Parisien, which specifies that the student was not known to the police.