the suicide of Lucasa 13-year-old gay teenager, shocked Francewhere justice opened an investigation into the alleged bullying denounced by his family.
“This minor should not have died (…) Justice must clarify the homophobic circumstances of this drama,” he told the radio this Friday France Inter the French ambassador for LGTB+ rights, Jean-Marc Berthon.
Lucas committed suicide on saturday Golbey (northeast). Although the family never denounced the bullying they suffered at their school, they did report it to the educational authorities.
The court opened an investigation to clarify the alleged “acts of harassment committed by students from his center, because of his homosexuality, for months,” according to the Épinal prosecutor’s office.
Lucas and his mother “reported teasing at the start of the course in September,” which the Louis-Armand secondary school took “seriously,” remaining “vigilant on a daily basis,” the local rectory said.
After learning of his death, the authorities launched psychological care for students and teachers at the center, as part of a device to “fight once morest bullying,” this source recalled.
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The Minister of Education, Pap Ndiaye, expressed his “determination to prevent any form of harassment.” “No child should find suicide the last way out,” she tweeted.
The family’s lawyer, Catherine Faivre, told the AFP that, before considering the possibility of filing a complaint, his parents “want to bury their son in peace.”
The funeral is scheduled for the city of Epinal Saturday. The Stop Homophobie organization indicated that their parents asked attendees to wear LGBTI symbols in a show of solidarity. (AFP)
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