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Rennes Preschool Shuts for Strike After Director Threatened Over Parents’ Demand for Female-Only Teacher

The state is backing the director through legal action plus administrative protection.

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.