France: In three different colleges and with shouts of ‘Allah Akbar’, pupils disrupt the minute’s silence for Samuel Paty and Dominique Bernard, who were murdered by Islamists. In a fourth school, a father opposes the memorial service

On Monday October 14, 2024, the middle and high schools of the Indre-et-Loire department took part in the national commemoration for Samuel Paty and Dominique Bernard, the two teachers murdered by Islamist terrorists. The academic director Christian Mendivé took the stage to bring secularism back to the fore (…).

‘A minute’s silence was held today (Monday) and during the week activities will be organised with the teachers and their students. During the minute’s silence there was a lot of emotion, in the group, as the moment was very solemn. Four incidents were reported to us: In three collèges, it was pupils who disrupted the minute’s silence by shouting ‘Allah Akbar’. In another college, it was a father who asked that the minute’s silence not be held or that his daughter be dismissed.’ (…)

La Nouvelle République / Indre-et-Loire : dans trois collèges différents et au cri de type “Allah Akbar”, des élèves perturbent la minute de silence pour Samuel Paty et Dominique Bernard. Dans un quatrième établissement, un père s’oppose à l’hommage – Fdesouche