One year on, French school children pay tribute to slain teacher
Jerusalem PostJUL 2021
While the motive behind this tragic murder hasn't yet been determined, it cannot be ignored that France has failed to confront the climate that led to the death of Samuel Paty. In order to better protect the country's teaching staff, Macron's government must do more to resolve the tensions surrounding free speech, secularism, and the right to religious expression, especially in educational spaces.
This tragedy couldn't have been foreseen or prevented. The school had a safe and scholarly climate, and the student who perpetrated the attack was excelling academically and had no history of criminal behavior. This incident isn't linked to terrorism — unfortunately, no strategic government intervention could have protected the victim in this case.