After the assassination of a history and geography professor on Friday near a college in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, historian and teacher Iannis Roder was invited to Europe 1 on Saturday.
He confided in his anger and felt that the teachers had not been listened to in time.
He also points to policies that "minimize the situation".
INTERVIEW
The day after the assassination of a history professor, beheaded near a college in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Iannis Roder, historian, teacher and director of the education observatory at the Jean-Jaurès Foundation, was invited to the microphone of Europe 1. He first paid tribute to the professor, then confided his anger.
"It has been 20 years since a few of us have been crying out into the void, saying that things are happening that can lead to extremely serious things. We have had examples before. Some still continue to downplay the situation. and not wanting to see that in certain spaces, there are extremely serious things happening ", explains the professor who has been teaching for nearly 20 years in Seine-Saint-Denis.
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"We need a general awareness"
On Saturday afternoon, nine people were in police custody.
Among them, the father of a college student.
A few days before the tragedy, in a video widely relayed on social networks, he denounced the attitude of the teacher, who had shown his students a caricature of Muhammad.
"I hope that this will be a turning point in the general awareness of our situation, that it will not serve to manufacture amnesia again and move on in 15 days, as we moved on after d other attacks, in Magnanville, 40 kilometers from Conflans-Saint-Honorine, or during the assassination of Father Hamel. We need a general awareness and I hope that we will not yet have stupid explanations on the social difficulties of each other to make it understood that the situation is much more serious than that ", continued Iannis Roder.
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A planned national tribute
On Saturday, the Elysee Palace announced that a tribute would be paid to the history and geography professor, without specifying the date.
"It is symbolic, but the symbol, it counts in particular in politics or to unite a Nation behind our colleague and the teaching staff which is on the front line. It is an important gesture", also commented the historian.
"The enemy is radical Islamism"
A large citizens' rally could also take place on Sunday at 3 p.m. Place de la République in Paris.
"Why not, but if it's to have a big gathering saying no to barbarism and then go home quietly and not wanting to see reality when it comes to us, that's no use at all. I would prefer one. real awareness and very clear speeches, naming the enemy. I have seen tweets again from national politicians who do not even quote the enemy. The enemy is radical Islamism. dare to say it and stop being patronizing. You can strut at any gathering, but as long as you don't name things, it's useless, "Iannis Roder developed.
He also spoke about the self-censorship of teachers.
"Consciously or unconsciously, we are going to censor ourselves. Who can take the risk of being murdered for showing drawings? It will be more difficult for teachers to talk about these issues," he said. concluded.