This Monday, in France, classes start later than usual, from 10 a.m., in primary and secondary schools. The French government created these two hours for teachers to talk to each other before entering the classroom. In the early afternoon a minute of silence will be observed in all French schools in honor of the teacher murdered last Friday.
How to manage the emotion aroused by the murder of a French teacher at the hands of a radicalized young man? How to find the right words about what happened to the students when they returned to the classroom? To help teachers with this return to school, the Ministry of Education decided to postpone the start of classes until 10 a.m., for students and teachers.
The Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, left a message of support for teachers: “You cannot teach with anxiety, just as you cannot learn when you are afraid. We will not give in to violence, we will face it and fight it.”
Words that resonate with those of the Minister of Education, Gabriel Attal, who paid tribute to all the country’s teachers. “All teachers are mourning the murder of Professor Dominique Bernard. Our country cannot be content with nice words or testimonies of help for our teachers. Our country must demonstrate, with actions, that it is on the side of teachers.”
“This Monday is a day of solidarity for teachers,” added the Minister of Education.
Nathalie Cazaze de Sanne is a history teacher in Agen. She is worried about this new attack, but she says she is more determined than ever to return to school this Monday. “Terrorists in general, extremists and also Islamists, want us to be afraid. And I do not accept it. We cannot be afraid, otherwise they will win,” she described.
Source: TSF
