Teacher condemned for racist insults

Alert DateAugust 22, 2007 Country: France Address: Epinal (Vosges) General Type: Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Ethnic minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Education Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Other
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin French
Victims Gender Male
Victims Age <17
Victims Number 1
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin French
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age 46-55
Perpetrators Number 1
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

 

A teacher was accused of having repeatedly uttered racist insults to one of his students, calling him bamboula several times. The teacher was given a suspended prison sentence of one month and 2100 euros in damages. He was reprimanded by the National Board of Education and will be transferred to another establishment.

Source: Le Monde, A Epinal un enseignant condamné pour insultes racistes envers un élève, 23 August 2007, http://abonnes.lemonde.fr/cgi-bin/ACHATS/ARCHIVES/archives.cgi?ID=7b2f35de42b57a31e13ada6280b940272ad1822a5702b44c