Overview
- The confrontation occurred on October 10 at the Clôteaux preschool after the director refused to move a pupil to a women-only class, prompting death threats from the father.
- The director is on sick leave and has filed a complaint, while the Rennes rectorat also lodged a complaint and reported the case to the prosecutor.
- Education Minister Édouard Geffray publicly supported the director and said the request was not based on a religious motive.
- Teachers closed the school on Friday for a strike and rally in support of the director, with unions saying other schools and local staff could join.
- The family acknowledged making threatening remarks; staff say trust is broken and are asking for the child’s enrollment elsewhere, noting no prior abuse reports at the school.