A professor of a high school of Angers returned to a correctional for “racial or religious discrimination”

This teacher of a private Catholic professional high school, also Mayor LR of a municipality of Maine-et-Loire, would have “invited” Muslim students to change religion. It pleads the second degree and considers itself misunderstood.

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At the end of a twenty-four hours, on 9 and 10 December, an eco-management professor of an Angers High School was returned to a correctional, with a trial provided for May 4, 2022. It is continued for “incentive to racial or religious discrimination, moral harassment and false denunciation”.

Placed under judicial review, this 51-year-old teacher – already suspended by the rector of the Academy – prohibited to contact the alleged victim and prohibition to practice a profession of contact with minors, Specifies the Prosecutor of the Republic of Angers, Eric Bouillard.

The latter had been a recipient of two crossed complaints, December 2nd and 3rd. One, signed by a student of 16 years and his parents, accusing this Professional High School Professor Joseph-Wresinski, a private contract, having “guest” Muslim students to “change” religion. The other from the eco-management teacher himself, who believes that he had been the victim of violence from the student in question.

Layoff for four months

Attending by phone, before custody, the teacher plagued the humorous trait by giving his version of the facts. “I teach the law and the legal history that is a lot attached to Catholicism and Christendom. A pupil tells me that there is no religion in France, that the only one that exists is secularism. I remind him that we are in a Catholic establishment, that at a time of the priests and sisters taught in my place and that the students were Catholics. And, in the second degree, I say that if Muslims want it, they can Joining us, “he says. The situation would then have been invented, students demonstrating their disagreement. The pupil accused of violent conduct by the teacher and his family could not be joined by Le Monde.

The director of this establishment of a thousand students and 120 teachers, Anthony Belange, received the parents of the student. After listening to their narrative, he asked and obtained the conservatory layout for four months of the teacher. Officially to ensure its safety.

Before his custody, the teacher admitted half-word to have failed: “Clearly, I did not use the right tone but the consequences are totally disproportionate”. The head of school says it, however, already alerted: “It does not hide it, it recognizes to be in the provoc to create the debate. I have already warned it on the humor in class. What will happen with adults does not necessarily go with teens. “

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