Christine Paccoud, wife of Caroline Grandjean, the teacher who committed suicide in Cantal on the day the school year started after being subjected to homophobic comments, filed a complaint against national education for “harassment”, announced Wednesday, November 12, to Agence France-Presse (AFP), Aurillac prosecutor, Sandrine Delorme. The complaint also targets the mayor of the village of Moussages, where the elementary school where he is also the director is located.
In writings left before her death, Caroline Grandjean spoke of a “no stopping” and lack of support from his superiors. “My struggle is for him to be recognized as a victim”M saidI Pacoud addressed the press in mid-September, announcing his intention to file a complaint against the institution.
The 42-year-old teacher was subjected to harassment because of his homosexuality since September 2023 and committed suicide on 1uh September 2025. A drama that caused a stir in the world of teaching. Tags “dirty embankment” And “dyke = pedophile” had been found on the walls of his school in Moussages, a village in Cantal with 200 inhabitants. An investigation was opened following this registration but closed without further action in March 2025 “in the absence of new facts”then appoint a prosecutor.
While on sick leave, the teacher was offered a position a few kilometers away from Moussages at the start of the school year but was then unable to return to work. The Ministry of National Education has launched an administrative investigation into the cause of the suicide.
“Other procedures”
From now on, “I want them to know that even though he is no longer there, the people who committed all these crimes will not take anything away from our love”Christine Paccoud was moved, in the media in mid-September.
He explains that he has found it « from Caroline’s writing (…) that tells all the facts from the start, all the reactions of everyone, from city hall, from national education, from their feelings”. “When I read it, I said to myself: “How tireless.”he complained. I lost my wife, but I lost her from the start because she was no longer the same. He no longer felt joy in life. All he could think about was trying to defend himself and keep his head above the water. »
“We have tried, both psychologists, psychiatrists, friends, me, to overcome it, but we all, each at our level, feel guilty because we didn’t succeed. I’m not sure in the village there is this feeling of guilt. I’m not sure at all”he added.
lawyer MI Paccoud, Stéphane Juillard, assured AFP on Wednesday that he was preparing for it“other procedures” Apart from the client’s complaints.
