いじめ加害者を授業中に逮捕、異例の措置に物議　仏

【パリＡＦＰ＝時事】フランスで今週、トランスジェンダーの同級生をいじめたとされる少年（１４）が授業中に逮捕された。いじめに対する取り締まりは同国で広い支持を得ているが、異例の措置に生徒や保護者からは怒りの声が上がっている。（写真はフランス政府のオリビエ・ベラン報道官）
　少年は１８日、パリ郊外アルフォールビルにある学校で授業中に手錠をかけられ、教室から連行された。
　政府のオリビエ・ベラン報道官は２０日、今回の逮捕は政府のいじめ対策に「従った」ものだと主張。いじめを行っている生徒たちに「非常に強いメッセージ」を送ることが目的だとし、「まん延するいじめを撲滅する手段であり、子どもたちを守る手段でもある」と語った。
　警察筋はＡＦＰに対し、少年の逮捕をめぐる決定は「緊急拘束を要する極めて深刻な脅威」があったとの判断に基づいたものだと述べた。
　別の学校に通う被害者とされる少年は「のどを切り裂いてやる」「おまえみたいなやつは嫌いだ。死んでしまえ、自殺してしまえ」といった言葉を浴びせられたという。
　生徒が逮捕された学校では、多くの保護者や生徒がショックを受け、「なぜ放課後に（逮捕）できなかったのか」と問う声が上がった。
　ある母親（３９）は「彼はまだ１０代で未成年。いじめには反対だが、これは尋常ではない」と語った。
　教室で逮捕を目撃した同級生（１４）はＡＦＰに「校長が（ドアを）ノックして、逮捕が行われると言った。警官が入って来て彼の腕を押さえ、手錠をかけた」と説明。「警察が教室に入ってくるなんてあり得ないと思った。私たちはショックを受けたし、苦笑いしている子もいた」と述べた。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/09/21-16:57）

The French government on Wednesday defended the arrest of a teenage boy in the middle of class over claims of bullying a transgender classmate, a rare move that angered many pupils and parents despite widespread support for a crackdown on harassment.
The 14-year-old boy was put in handcuffs and marched out of his classroom in the Paris suburb of Alfortville Monday.
Government spokesman Olivier Veran said the arrest had been made in compliance with policies against abusive behaviour, and aimed to send a very strong message to bullying students.
This is how we end this plague of harassment, it's also how we are going to protect our children, he said.
A police source told AFP the decision to arrest the boy was based on the nature of extremely serious threats that required urgent detention.
The alleged victim, who attends a different school, was targeted with comments such as We're going to cut your throat and I detest your type... go die, go kill yourself.
At the boy's school, many parents and fellow students were shocked at the arrest, asking why it could not have been done after the school day.
He's still just a teenager, a minor, said Lamia, the 39-year-old parent of a student. It's really not normal... even though I'm against what was going on.
One 14-year-old student who witnessed the arrest told AFP that the principal knocked and told us an arrest was underway. Officers came in and seized his arms... and put on handcuffs.
I thought it was impossible for police to come into a classroom, she added. We were shocked, some were laughing nervously.
Didier Georges, of the SNPDEN-Unsa education union, said while regulations had been followed for the arrest, that is not what we recommend for an intervention.
- Victim's suicide -
Common sense would dictate that such arrests not be made in class, even when completely justified, he said.
The controversy comes days after it emerged that education officials had sent a threatening letter to the parents of a boy who had complained of being bullied by classmates for months, saying their public statements complaining about the bullying were unacceptable and urged them to adopt a constructive attitude.
The boy, identified as Nicolas, 15, later killed himself on September 5 in a Paris suburb, one day after pupils went back to school after the summer break.
Education Minister Gabriel Attal called the letter shameful and promised a wake-up call on the risks of bullying.
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