Europe 1 with AFP 12:03 p.m., October 16, 2021, modified at 12:07 p.m., October 16, 2021

"These are incidents of a variable nature," said Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer, referring to "very isolated cases".

On Friday, millions of students paid tribute to the memory of Professor Samuel Paty, murdered a year ago after showing caricatures of Muhammad in class. 

While millions of students in France celebrated the memory of Professor Samuel Paty on Friday, through a minute of silence, a song, a debate on freedom of expression, rare incidents were recorded, the minister said on Saturday. of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer.

Thursday, the latter had warned that in the event of disturbances during the tributes, the concerned would be "sanctioned". 

"There were 98 incidents. (...) These are incidents of a variable nature: interruptions during tributes, a student who says anything or a student who is threatening. All this remains very isolated cases and that we are processing, there is a follow-up, ”he said on RTL. 

A plaque inaugurated at the Ministry of Education

The tributes continue on Saturday in the Val-d'Oise where Samuel Paty lived, in the Yvelines where he taught, and in Paris where his family will be received at the Élysée.

A plaque was inaugurated in the entrance of the Ministry of National Education in the presence of Prime Minister Jean Castex.