The case had been taken very seriously by the authorities. Since the resumption of classes on February 19, the Camus-Sermenaz high school in Rillieux-la-Pape (Rhône) has received several bomb threats. Not to mention the death threat emails sent to the faculty. Enough to cause a great panic. And raise serious concerns.
Course cancellations, postponement of white bac tests, deployment of private security guards, the establishment was forced to turn its organization upside down. “Every morning”, a “significant police force” was deployed in order to clear up doubts, evacuate the premises, bring in a demining team or secure the premises.
Cancel lessons
The investigation eventually identified two suspects. Two 15-year-old boys were indicted for “threats to people in charge of a service mission” and placed under judicial supervision, we learned this Thursday from the Sûreté du Rhône. One of them, a high school student, arrested on February 27 at his home, quickly admitted the facts while in police custody. He explained that he was instigated by a comrade “for the sole purpose of canceling the lessons”. But he denied any involvement. This did not convince the examining magistrate.