“No protest, no provocation” will be tolerated. These are the words used by the Minister of National Education Gabriel Attal this Sunday to describe the tributes to come this Monday in schools in memory of the teacher killed Friday in the Islamist attack in Arras. “There will be a nominative report of all protests and all provocations,” insisted Gabriel Attal, guest on the TFI set. The latter also promised “disciplinary sanctions and a systematic referral to the public prosecutor to initiate proceedings”.
From 8 a.m., Monday morning, teachers will be able to meet in their establishment during a time reserved for them, to reflect and pay tribute to Dominique Bernard, professor stabbed to death by a radicalized young man in Arras. The students will not arrive until 10 a.m. and, after a time of discussion with the teachers, will observe a minute of silence at 2 p.m. in each class of schools, colleges and high schools, just like the civil servants of all the services of the National Education Administration. On Monday, teachers and students will also have a thought for Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher beheaded by a radicalized young person just three years ago.
“Minority” protests
During the tributes paid to the latter in 2020, as to the victims of Charlie Hebdo in January 2015, “there were protests or provocations,” recalled the minister, while emphasizing that these protests had been “ minority”.
The Minister of Education Gabriel Attal, who requested the strengthening of security around all schools, colleges and high schools, also announced the deployment of 1,000 security personnel from the ministry in educational establishments. Concerning the security of these school buildings, the minister announced that he would bring together “next week (…) all local authorities” to discuss “without taboo”. “There are plenty of avenues, solutions that are on the table,” he continued, referring to “gates,” “establishments where there are more security guards, others that use video surveillance.” “The school has been hit hard” but remains “standing”, underlined Gabriel Attal earlier, insisting: “The school will not allow itself to be terrorized”.