National Education Authority faces legal action from widow of school principal, Caroline Grandjean, following her suicide allegedly resulting from lesbian-phobic slurs.
In the small village of Moussages, Cantal, the tragic suicide of primary school director Caroline Grandjean on the first day of school in September 2023 has sparked a wave of reactions in the teaching world and beyond. The event has also led to a series of revelations about the harassment Grandjean faced due to her homosexuality.
Grandjean, who was the director of the primary school in Moussages, was subjected to graffiti on the school walls, with offensive and derogatory remarks referring to her as a "dyke" and accusing her of being a pedophile. The graffiti was discovered after her suicide on September 1st.
Christine Paccoud, Grandjean's widow, announced in an interview published on Wednesday in the Ebra group's newspapers that she would be filing a complaint for "neglect" by the end of the week. Paccoud has not yet retained a lawyer, but she has revealed that the delay in doing so is due to the media frenzy surrounding the incident.
Paccoud plans to take a "rest period" before filing the complaint and retaining a lawyer. According to reports, Maître Léa Dumas will be the lawyer hired to sue the Ministry of Education on behalf of Paccoud.
The harassment Grandjean faced has raised questions among the villagers in Moussages about what more could have been done to prevent her suicide. The Ministry of Education has launched an administrative inquiry into Grandjean's death to investigate these questions.
Paccoud's decision to file a complaint follows a pattern of harassment that Grandjean faced since September 2023. The harassment occurred in the village of Moussages, and it is believed that it was due to Grandjean's homosexuality.
The suicide of Grandjean has also sparked numerous reactions in the teaching world, with many expressing their condolences and calling for action to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. The event has brought attention to the issue of harassment faced by LGBTQ+ teachers in France and the need for better protection and support for them.
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