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French school to be renamed after history teacher slain by Islamist in 2020

A commemorative plaque for slain teacher Samuel Paty is seen near the Bois d'Aulne school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, outside Paris, 16 October, 2023. © Bertrand Guay / AP

The school where history and geography professor Samuel Paty worked when he was killed by a young radicalised Islamist in October 2020, has voted to rename their establishment after him. The decision comes less than a month before the fourth anniversary of his death.

The board of directors of Le Bois d’Aulne college in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine voted on Monday to change the name of the establishment to Samuel Paty College.

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