On the night of Saturday January 28 to Sunday January 29, a young teenager jumped out of the window from the 4th floor of her building located in Mirail, Toulouse. According to her mother, she was the victim of bullying at school.
On January 7, the lucas suicide, a 13-year-old schoolboy, moved the whole of France. The young man had ended his life because of the school bullying he suffered because of his sexual orientation. An investigation was then opened for “harassment of a 15 year old minor” and for “school harassment” to establish the connection between his suicide and the harassment. A tragic event which revives the debates around the support for students who are victims. Because unfortunately, the case of Lucas is far from being an isolated case.
On the night of Saturday 28 to Sunday 29 January, a young teenager tried to end her life by jumping out of the fourth floor window of his apartment building located in Mirail, in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne). A suicide attempt which could well be the consequence of yet another case of school harassment. In any case, this was reported by the mother of the schoolgirl who was educated in 5th grade at Collège Michelet. “The mother said that her daughter was bullied at school within his establishment”, declares the public prosecutor, according to information from France Info.
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An investigation is open
After falling from the fourth floor, the girl did not die. Miraculousthe schoolgirl had multiple ankle and femur fractures. She was also conscious when help arrived, who then transferred her to Purpan hospital. “His vital prognosis was never committed”, specifies the Toulouse prosecution. Following this gesture, An investigation has been opened. She was entrusted to the Toulouse police station for determine the reasons that led the teenager to defenestrate. The latter, who is recovering from her injuries, is still shocked. She has not yet been interviewed by investigators.
The establishment in which the schoolgirl was educated was however contacted by our colleagues. But, he did not wish to speak. “The various services of the establishment collaborate with the competent authorities to help understand the circumstances of this tragedy which affects the entire school community of Collège Michelet”, reacted the academic administration. In the meantime, a listening cell has been set up for the students of this establishment in Toulouse who were directly or indirectly affected by this dramatic act. Because, according to the representative of APIC 31 (association of parents of independent students in Toulouse), “families and students were all extremely touched by this event”.