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A 14-year-old teenager is arrested in class for allegedly harassing trans students, amid debate over how to end bullying in schools following the recent suicide of a 15-year-old boy. He was arrested and a controversy erupted. boy.
The controversial arrest took place on Monday at a secondary school in Alfortville, southeast of Paris, after a 15-year-old student at another high school in the city reported death threats and transphobic insults. It was conducted.
In the face of criticism of the overreach, centrist President Emmanuel Macron’s government defended the arrests as being “in compliance” with the law and stressed the need to send a “very strong message” to harassers. .
“This is how we fight the scourge of harassment and this is how we protect children,” government spokesman Olivier Véran said at a press conference on Wednesday after days of controversy.
Education officials said students undergoing gender transition received threats and derogatory messages such as “I’m going to cut your throat,” “kill yourself,” and “travel,” which infuriated law enforcement officials.
However, his arrest during class shocked students and their parents. “He’s still a teenager. He’s not normal,” Lamia H., 39, told AFP, expressing her rejection of the “facts” of the harassment.
A 14-year-old girl who said she was in the same class as the detainee said that when police arrived, they “explained the facts of the charges and handcuffed him.” “We were shocked,” he added.
The boy, who expressed remorse, appeared before a probate judge on Tuesday and is expected to perform community service in the coming weeks.
SNPDEN-Unsa, the main school principals’ union, said this was not the best course of action, but said police wanted to “set a great example” because of the general climate around bullying.
France has been shocked by the suicide of 15-year-old Nicolas on September 5th. Nicola complained of bullying at school, and his parents received threatening letters from education authorities after reporting these incidents.
Source: Diario.Elmundo
