Abdelkader B., 47, a father from Le Fauga, France, was jailed for six months after threatening to behead his son's teacher if she were a man, in a case that sparked widespread shock and concern in France. The incident occurred on September 4, when the father approached the teacher at school and made the threat, which he later claimed was a loss of temper. Toulouse Criminal Court heard that the teacher had called the child a "little bully" during a meeting with his principal, leading to the confrontation. The case has drawn parallels with the murder of Samuel Paty, a teacher who was beheaded in 2020 outside his school in Paris.
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Abdelkader B., 47, has been jailed for threatening his son's primary school teacher in Le Fauga, a village outside Toulouse, France. After being called to discuss his son's behavior, which included disrupting classes and acting out even after being moved to another room, Abdelkader became angry when the teacher told his son to "stop acting like a little bully". He then allegedly told the teacher that he would behead her if she were a man. The incident occurred on September 4 and has drawn comparisons to the horrific murder of Samuel Paty, a teacher who was murdered and decapitated outside his school in Paris in October 2020. As a result of the threat, the teacher has been granted official protection and is currently on sick leave, with some colleagues refusing to enter the school due to fear. Abdelkader's sentencing came just six days after the incident, in a fast-track hearing at the Toulouse Criminal Court.
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When he utters those words, he knows who he's talking to. He knows the country's scars.
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'This case is one of the most serious,' she said, according to local media.
right the lawyer characterizes the incident as 'one of the most serious', implying that it reflects a broader societal issue
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A father has been jailed after telling his son's teacher he would behead her 'if she was a man' in a case that has shocked France.
Abdelkader B., 47, was sentenced after a fast-track hearing on Thursday, six days after the threatening incident in Le Fauga, a village with a population of about 2,600 just outside Toulouse.
The case has dredged back horrific memories in France of the murder of Samuel Paty, a teacher who was murdered and decapitated outside his school in a Paris suburb in October 2020.
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In Le Fauga, the teacher's co-workers refused to go into the school due to the incident on September 4.
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The teacher has been granted official protection and is now on sick leave.
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Toulouse Criminal Court heard that Abdelkader B. made the threat after he was called in for a chat with the school.
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He was informed that his son had been disruptive in class and continued to misbehave, even when moved to another class to calm down.
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The teacher was alleged to have told the child to 'stop acting like a little bully', French media reports.
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The father admitted he approached the school staff member after a meeting with the school's principal and used the informal 'tu' to address her.
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The 47-year-old confessed it was 'perhaps a little aggressive' as he asked her why she called his son a 'little bully'.
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While he denied the allegations at the time, he told the court he 'lost it' because the teacher's tone escalated in front of the office.
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He said it was in this moment he said he told her: 'If you were a man, I would have cut your head off.'
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Abdelkader B., 47, threatened to behead his son's teacher at this school in Le Fauga, just outside Toulouse, France
However, his testimony did not match the victim's or the witnesses', who said the first beheading threat was launched in the car park.
He then followed the teacher after she went into the school and was heard saying, 'Don't be surprised if tomorrow [my son] comes with a knife and stabs you,' by another teacher.
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Jocelyn Momasso Momasso, representing the victim, said the teacher 'saw herself ending up like Samuel Paty'.
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'This case is one of the most serious,' she said, according to local media.
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'When he utters those words, he knows who he's talking to.
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He knows the country's scars.
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Samuel Paty was a teacher who was beheaded outside of his school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, west of Paris, in 2020.
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In light of France's history, Ms Momasso Momasso, who is also a lawyer for the Toulouse education authority, said the remarks are 'no longer tolerable in France in 2026'.
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She added: 'Teachers should no longer have to go to work with a knot in their stomach.
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Abdelkader B. apologised and said he 'was really not proud' of himself', insisting he was 'not a violent person'.
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He has been sentenced to six months behind bars.
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He has also been ordered to take a citizenship course and has been banned from going near the victim or contacting the school for three years.
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Meanwhile, French Education Minister Edouard Geffray said: 'No teacher should be afraid to do their job.
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Attacking one of them is attacking the entire institution.'
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A new law to protect teachers from 'significant risk' from students or their family members was spearheaded by the minister over the summer.
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The decree passed in July means children can be moved to different schools if they are involved in an incident that poses a significant risk to staff.
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It is believed that the boy and his younger sister will be moved to a school outside of Le Fauga.
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