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French teacher dies after setting herself on fire

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57 Minutes Ago: 14th October 2011 22:34 French teacher dies after setting herself on fire A French maths teacher who doused herself in petrol and set herself on fire in front of terrified pupils died of her injuries on Friday.

The 44-year-old was hospitalised on Thursday after walking into the playground of a high school in the southern city of Beziers with a jerry can of fuel and starting a blaze that left her with third-degree burns.

She staggered across the yard in front of her horrified students, some of whom joined teachers in rushing to her aid.

She was taken by helicopter to a specialist burns unit at the university teaching hospital in nearby Montpellier, but doctors could not save her.

"(The teacher) had third-degree burns over 95 per cent of her body," a hospital source told AFP. "With these burns there was no way she could have survived."

Parents and pupils who spoke to AFP at the scene on Thursday said the teacher had a difficult relationship with several pupils in her maths class and that a meeting with them to clear the air on Wednesday had become rowdy.

On Friday morning, her colleagues staged a small protest outside the school in "solidarity" with their colleague, whom they identified as "Lise".

"Her gesture calls on all staff to show their solidarity and underlines the difficulty we have in carrying out our duties. We expect the authorities to act responsibly," one of the teachers said, as they brandished signs reading "Never Again".

A psychological crisis cell was treating shocked students at the school, the Jean Moulon secondary school, a sprawling establishment with more than 3,000 students and 280 teachers.

Principal Christian Philip said the school had reopened its doors on Friday morning for these seeking to talk about the tragedy but that all classes remained suspended until at least Monday.

Traumatised students were being assisted by a psychological crisis cell, he said, and about 80 students had already been treated. The cell was to stay in place until at least Tuesday.

In a joint statement, unions representing secondary school teachers said the incident underscored the hardships facing teachers and called for a public debate on working conditions.

Noting the "significance of the choice of the workplace to commit this desperate act," the unions called on Education Minister Luc Chatel to organise public consultations on "the realities" of teaching work.

"We must be aware of what is being called teachers' fatigue, professional problems, of the suffering at work that, while we see it in other professions, is more and more present within the education system," the unions said.

Local prosecutor Patrick Mathe said an initial investigation had found "no criminal act" connected with the incident.

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...f-on-fire.html

If it was workplace-related, wouldn't it be preferable for her to protest her conditions?

Anyway, what a shame.

13 Minutes Ago: 14th October 2011 23:18 Re: French teacher dies after setting herself on fire And I thought teachers were supposed to be clever? This one sounds like a complete moron.

Have a bad time with students, then sit down, listen to music and have a glass of wine. Don't set yourself on fire.

This has achieved nothing.

4 Minutes Ago: 14th October 2011 23:27 Re: French teacher dies after setting herself on fire And I thought teachers were supposed to be clever? This one sounds like a complete moron.

Have a bad time with students, then sit down, listen to music and have a glass of wine. Don't set yourself on fire.

This has achieved nothing.

Sure, let's just wish workplace stress away :rolleyes:

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french help

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Discussion for A-Level students, including those studying VCEs and for those choosing their A-Level subjects. Old

1 Hour Ago: 21st September 2011 19:18 Hello all,

Ok so here is the problem, I want to take french and do it in one year the A level although I am taking 2 subjects apart from french, now it has been my 2nd day of school, for me it is very easy my peers among me find it harder...etc anyways, since I am taking AS with the teacher, is there any way I could do A2 self study it or bring a tutor? I asked my teacher and she said she could not do it because of my class mates, and we are only 3 in the class including me..

I want to do it in one year since I can do it, and also so the workload decreases in my A2 which then I can solely study the 2 subjects...

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French and Japanese?

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Before 1 hour: 17 September 2011 13: 56 forest3261 +1

Hello
I wanted to do, always, French and Japanese at the University. I have a few open days, including UEA and visited Cardiff. I have spoken language with some of the tutors and they seem to all agree that, since the languages to each other are so different, that this would be extremely difficult to manage standards of work (However, a Spanish teacher and the other a Japanese yr abroad co-ordinate, no teacher was)
But is that really what I want to do. Is the only thing to worry, is that from this big difference, I will not reach from the University to have come a high level fluency in language, or even delete them one!
Has someone done, French and Japanese together, or even two matches in General. Such as AR, EOUS can find it, and also, how are you sharing your year abroad (e.g. six months in each country a year in a country, etc.)
Thank you very much

Even if it helps, the Univeristies, are those which I am applying for:
UEA
Newcastle
Leeds
Cardiff

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