Criminal complaint, violence, and video

Seine-et-Marne: Teacher jostled by student at vocational high school files complaint

A criminal complaint has been filed due to the violence and the video that is currently circulating.

The law firm of criminal lawyer Avner Doukhan was interviewed byFRANCE 3about the video of a teacher being pushed by a student in a vocational high school.

Criminal lawyer Avner DOUKHAN outlined the criminal risks faced by the individual who pushed the victim and the individual who filmed the incident.

The facts that led to the filing of a complaint in the video case

The incident took place last Friday at a vocational high school in Combs-la-Ville. The student violently shoved his teacher during class.
 
Thevideowent viral on social media over the weekend. It shows a student at the vocational high school in Combs-la-Ville first verbally attacking his teacher, who was trying to prevent him from leaving the classroom."Stay here, you're at school,"the teacher reminds her student. Following a heated exchange, he decides to push her violently, opening the door she was blocking with her body.

The victim intends to file a criminal complaint regarding the violence and the video, and her superiors have announced that they will support her in her efforts.

In a statement, the Créteil Academy assured that the teacher has been receiving psychological support and practical assistance since Friday. The student in question"has been banned from the school," said the Academy, which also explained that a disciplinary hearing will be held shortly. Finally, the director of National Education services in Seine-et-Marne visited Jacques Prévert High School on Monday morning to meet with the teaching staff.

A complaint has also been filed against the author of the video.

The aggressor is not the only student in the class to be targeted by a complaint filed by the school. Indeed, the academic director of the 77, Valérie Debuchy, told France 3 Paris Île-de-France that the author of the video was also the subject of a complaint.

On the union side, Maxime Reppert, national secretary of the national union for middle and high schools, is callingfor greater consideration to be given to teachers' well-being. "We want teachers' authority to be restored and for there to be systematic support for teachers who are victims of aggression from students or parents."

What criminal penalties do the attacker and the person who made the video face?

If convicted, the 18-year-old attacker's sentence will depend on the number of days of temporary total incapacity (ITT) his teacher received as a result of the assault. Criminal lawyerAvner Doukhan explains that "If the period of incapacity for work is less than or equal to eight days, he facesthree years' imprisonmentand a fine of €45,000; if the ITT is more than eight days, he could facefive years' imprisonmentand a fine of €75,000." As for the student who filmed and posted the video, he could also face a maximum offive years in prisonand a €75,000 fine, according to the criminal lawyer. Criminal lawyer Avner Doukhan further explains that the fact that the assault was against a teacher constitutes anaggravating circumstance.

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