Since the start of the 2023 school year, the abaya is forbidden at school. This long covering dress, traditional in some countries Muslim countriesis still causing tension in some schools. On Tuesday, a PE teacher from the lycée Jean-Jaurès de Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis) has been slapped by a pupil who was wearing this outfit, reports BFMTV.
The girl reportedly assured the teacher that her abaya had been authorized by the CPE, but the teacher insisted that she change clothes. The student then spat at the teacher, insulted her and then slapped her.
Shocked, the teacher has since taken time off work and lodged a complaint, accompanied by school staff. The student is forbidden to return to school pending her disciplinary hearing.