French High school Blaise Pascal pays respect for Charlie Hebdo victims
The students of the French High school Blaise Pascal of Libreville observed a minute of silence yesterday in their schoolyard in support of the victims’ families of the deadly terrorist attack on the French satiric newspaper Charlie Hebdo. They were also carrying up paper in which you can read "I am Charlie".
This reaction came from the request of French Education Minister Najat Vallaud-BelKacem who called yesterday morning in a letter addressed to headmasters and schools responsible, for a minute of silence in the memory of the killed journalists. “I urge you to answer openly to questions or requests of expressions that may happens in classes” wrote the minister.
However, the fact that “Je suis Charlie” logo were displayed in internet, and especially in famous social networks Facebook and Twitter create polemic. Some call it “followings” of westerns and deplore a non reaction when dealing with national heroes such as Jonas Moulenda. When many others, in support of the tragedy decided to update their cover timeline with “Je suis Charlie”.