Is this a first effect of the emotion aroused by the suicide of Nicolas, this 15-year-old high school student who was the victim of school bullying? On Monday, a 14-year-old teenager was arrested in class, in Alfortville, in Val-de-Marne, suspected of having made homophobic remarks, even inciting suicide, towards a 15-year-old friend. , has learned 20 minutes from consistent sources. The student was immediately taken into custody. “Investigations are continuing,” specifies the Créteil public prosecutor’s office.
An “electric shock” on school bullying
The alert was launched the same morning, around 10 a.m., by the father of the teenager who was the victim of harassment. According to his account, on September 15, his son, who began a gender transition, received numerous homophobic remarks, some of incredible violence, encouraging him to end his life, under one of his posts on Instagram.
Given the nature of the comments, the public prosecutor’s office was immediately notified and issued the same day an order to appear in court for one of the main perpetrators, identified by his pseudonym. The student, who was in class, was arrested around 4 p.m., with the agreement of the principal.
Monday evening, the Minister of National Education, Gabriel Attal, promised, in front of the exceptionally assembled rectors, an “electric shock at all levels” in the fight against school bullying. An audit on the management of cases identified from September 2022 to September 2023 will be launched in each academy. The conclusions are expected in four weeks.