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Minute of silence at school: mothers testify
Thursday January 8, 2015, the day after the murderous attack on the newspaper “Charlie Hebdo”, François Hollande decreed a minute of silence in all public services, schools included.
However, the Ministry of National Education explained that this moment of national meditation was left to the free will of the school administration and the teaching team, depending in particular on the maturity of the students. This is the reason why in some schools, there was no minute of silence …
Minute of silence at school: mothers testify on Facebook
In nursery schools, the Ministry of National Education specified that the principal and the teachers had the freedom to meditate and stop lessons for one minute at noon Thursday, January 8, or not. In the other schools, meditation was also left to the appreciation of the educational team and the director, in particular according to the local context of the school. Here are some testimonials from mothers …
“My daughter is in CE2 and the teacher broached the subject yesterday morning in class. I find that very good even if she did not understand everything. We talked about it again last night briefly since she still had questions. ”
Delphine
“My 2 children are in primary, CE2 and CM2. They made the minute of silence. My other child, who is in 3rd year, did not make a minute of silence with his music teacher. ”
Sabrina
“My 7 and 8 year old daughters talked about it with the teacher. Their class made the minute of silence and I find that very good. ”
Stephanie
“My son in CE1 made the minute’s silence. They brought up the subject in class. In the evening, he came home with a bunch of questions. But all he remembered was that people had been killed for drawings. ”
Leslie
“I have 2 children in CE1, one talked about it with his teacher and the other didn’t. I find they are still small to see and hear these horrors. We are already shocked, so they… Result: the one who discussed it with his mistress could not fall asleep, he was too afraid that someone would enter his room. ”
Christelle
“In our school, there is a sign“ Je suis Charlie ”on the classroom doors. The teachers talked about it. And the minute of silence was made in the canteen. My children are 11, 9 and 6. The two older ones are worried. I find it good the way the teachers approached the subject. ”
Lili
“In my 4-year-old daughter’s school, there was a minute of silence, but in an innocuous way. The teacher did not explain the why, she turned it a bit like a game … ”
Sabrina