Shock in France over The brutal assault of a three-year-old girl by her teacher at a public preschool in Paris. The incident was recorded by a mother who stayed in the classroom, without the teacher noticing, thinking that she had already left through the door, and subsequently spread on social media, causing great consternation in the educational community, even reaching the main institutions of the country. The French government has said it feels “ashamed” by the facts.
In the video, which is almost a minute long, The teacher is seen hitting a girl hard on the back who throws a tantrum and falls to the ground.
The scene is believed to have taken place on September 3, one day after the student started school, at the Frères-Voisins preschool, located in the 15th district of Paris, one of the most affluent in the French capital.
A Maîtresse violente une petite fille de petite section et lui asperge un liquide sur la tête dans une école du 15 ème arrondissement de Paris. Une plainte aété déposée. In tant qu’avocate je mènerai ce combat main dans la main avec la famille, in tant que maman mon cœur… pic.twitter.com/5LQ6O6XP5f
— Vanessa EDBERG (@EdbergVanessa) September 9, 2024
The day after the assault, the mother who recorded the events took the video to the victim’s mother, who, in turn, reported the incident to the police station. has filed a complaint against the teacher for aggravated violence against a vulnerable person that occurred in a school establishment and was committed by a person with a public service mission.
The girl had just entered school this year, which in France is compulsory from the age of 3, and has been examined by a doctor, who has noted “psychological damage.” According to a written account, the little girl “comes and comes, and has stopped looking people in the eyes.
The Government, “ashamed”
The brutal attack has shaken the French government, which has assured feel “ashamed”“This type of violence is not acceptable for our school, it is a disgrace to the school itself. I have requested the suspension of the teacherwho has been subject to disciplinary proceedings,” acting Education Minister Nicole Belloubet told reporters.
These images are terribly shocking and unacceptable in our School.
I demanded without releasing the launch of a disciplinary procedure, with an immediate suspension of the profession.
Address all the victims and their families, who are in charge. https://t.co/5yUT9SgKM7
— Nicole Belloubet (@NBelloubet) September 9, 2024
There have also been signs of shock and dismay on social media following the spread of a video that has gone viral in recent hours in France.
According to the BFMTV channel, the The teacher has apologized to the family and has been temporarily suspendedwhile the headmaster of the Paris public preschool, Bernard Beignier has offered his “full support” to the family and the victim.
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