Overview

• The Paris Academy has suspended a 52-year-old teacher for one year without pay following her conviction for assaulting a three-year-old student.
• The teacher has filed an appeal with the rectorate and Education Ministry, with her lawyer arguing the sanction is extremely harsh and disproportionate.
• In February, the Paris Correctional Tribunal imposed a €3,000 fine, half of which was suspended, and chose not to record the conviction on her criminal record.
• The assault was captured on video on September 3, 2024, showing her striking the child on the back in a class of 29 pupils, some of whom had disabilities.
• Judges noted the intensity of the blow, the pressure of the challenging classroom environment and the isolated nature of the incident when determining her initial sentence.