Final Texts From 17-Year-Old Camélia Intensify Scrutiny of School’s Handling of Reported Harassment

Overview

• New reporting publishes Camélia’s last messages to her mother, including that she was told she was at fault and could face discipline, followed by farewells.
• The principal met her and the alleged harassers on January 12 and called her back less than 24 hours later, pulling her from class for a second meeting.
• She left the lycée shortly after the meeting, took the RER B, and was declared dead at 17:57 after descending onto the tracks at Villeparisis station.
• Teaching staff had been alerted to the alleged harassment, and the family had warned the school by letter prior to the death.
• A packed ceremony at the Villeparisis mosque drew local mayors and many youths calling for action, while education authorities emphasize the administrative probe’s fact-finding role.