We still talk about the relationship between religion and school. The deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini commented on X on a piece of news that arrived yesterday from France: a school principal was subjected to insults and death threats because it has forced a student to remove her hijab in class in the name of the secularity of the school.
The French principal has decided to leave his post
The girl, as reported The Republichas accused the manager of mistreating her and filed a complaint against him, then dismissed due to lack of evidence. But it doesn’t end here: the principal was overwhelmed by a storm of hostile messages and even death threats. A 26-year-old young man, author of some threatening texts, was arrested as part of the investigations.
The principal thus decided to leave the position “for safety reasons”, according to a message sent Tuesday to teachers, students and parents by the new principal. The Superintendent, for his part, cited “personal reasons” and an early departure, “a few months” before retirement.
Salvini and Pioltello
And here’s the message Salvini: “Solidarity with the principal of the French high school Maurice Ravel. Rather than ‘do-goodism’, we need to bring respect for teachers and our culture back to school.” The message certainly refers, even if indirectly, toPioltello affairon which the Northern League leader had his say a few days ago.
Stop lessons on the final day of Ramadan, as will happen on April 10th in the state comprehensive school Iqbal Masih of Pioltelloit is not a sign of growth but “a retreat”, rather consider introducing the ceiling of “20% of foreign children in a class”: the double concept was expressed by Salvini during one of his speeches at Door to door on Rai 1. And more than someone has “read” the words of the Northern League leader and has a piqued reply to the Head of State, Sergio Mattarellawho a few days ago said he was enthusiastic about the work “that the teaching staff and the institute bodies carry out in fulfilling a precious and particularly demanding task”.
“I don’t think that in any Islamic country they close for Easter or for Holy Christmas – said Salvini – Until Islam gives itself a structure and does not recognize equality between men and women, closing the school seems to me to be a bad sign. It is a sign of giving in and retreating to close for Ramadan.”
The reference is not so “veiled” in the words of the League MEP Isabella Tovaglieri, who wrote: “Today we are closing for Ramadan. Tomorrow, if you dare to enforce the law by saying no to the Islamic veil, you risk threats and retaliation. It must be said clearly: this is not the Europe we want!”.
