schools reopen against “obscurantism”, double tribute to Dominique Bernard and Samuel Paty

08:45 – Tribute to professors Dominique Bernard and Samuel Paty

This Monday, October 16, the return of students and teachers to school is a form of resistance against horror and “obscurantism” according to the Head of State. The return to class must also be accompanied by tributes paid to Dominique Bernard, the professor murdered in Arras last Friday. But this day coincides with the sad anniversary of the assassination of history and geography professor Samuel Paty, beheaded by an Islamist terrorist on October 16, 2020. Tributes must also be returned to the memory of this teacher killed for talking about caricatures of Mohammed with his students.

08:32 – Two hours of discussions before classes resume this Monday

Students returned to class this Monday, after last Friday’s attack. But classes only start at 10 a.m. this morning, the previous two hours are devoted to discussions between teachers and school staff necessary after the attack in the Arras high school. Teachers must also prepare to welcome students.

08:23 – “Our School remains a sanctuary”: Emmanuel Macron’s address to teachers and students

Emmanuel Macron pays tribute to the professor murdered in Arras, Dominique Bernard, and addresses teachers as well as students while the return to class is full of emotions and meaning this Monday, October 16. In a message on X (formerly Twitter) he recalls the need to maintain the School which “remains a sanctuary”. “School must remain this bulwark against obscurantism. It will remain so. Because to blind hatred, we will always oppose the inextinguishable thirst to teach. The thirst to learn. The thirst to live free,” added the head of state.

08:14 – The impossible expulsion of the attacker from Arras

If Emmanuel Macron gives the order to be vigilant and not miss any possible expulsion of radicalized foreigners on S files, the Arras attacker could not be expelled, recalled the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin after Friday’s drama. In question, the arrival of Mohammed Mogouchkov on French territory before the age of 13. Note that the family of the attacker had been subject to an obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) in 2014, but that this had not succeeded under the pressure of the opposition of several associations against the procedure.

08:05 – Special monitoring of S files from the Caucasus

For the review of the profiles and the expulsion measures of the persons registered, particular monitoring must be carried out on the profiles of the “registered S nationals of the Caucasus in the 16-25 year old bracket” according to the details of BFMTV. And for good reason, this corresponds to the profile of the Arras attacker: a young man born in Russia, of Chechen origin from the Ingushetia region, and registered S for radicalization. This description also refers to the author of the assassination of Professor Samuel Paty, on October 16, 2023, in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.

08:05 – Special monitoring of S files from the Caucasus

For the review of the profiles and the expulsion measures of the persons registered, particular monitoring must be carried out on the profiles of the “registered S nationals of the Caucasus in the 16-25 year old bracket” according to the details of BFMTV. And for good reason, this corresponds to the profile of the Arras attacker: a young man born in Russia, of Chechen origin from the Ingushetia region, and registered S for radicalization. This description also refers to the author of the assassination of Professor Samuel Paty, on October 16, 2023, in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.

07:54 – Macron expects “ruthless” measures on the expulsion of people on S file for radicalization

Emmanuel Macron asked his Minister of the Interior and the prefects to review all the profiles of foreign people listed as S for radicalization and likely to be expelled from France. The objective is to avoid any “forgetfulness” and to take the necessary measures to force these individuals and potential threats to leave the territory. The head of state wants his ministers to “embody a ruthless state towards all those who carry hatred and terrorist ideologies”, according to statements made by an Elysée advisor to journalists on Monday.