""I'm in shock. Her wife contacted me at the end of the day to tell me the terrible news. It's a waste, and I don't think there was anything that could have been done to prevent it.""
"In 2023, she was the only teacher in a small rural preschool when someone painted the words 'Sale gouine' on a wall in the courtyard. It was the first of several messages over the next few months, including 'Va crever sale gouine' and 'Gouine = Pédophile.'"
"Grandjean-Paccoud said that she never came out publicly in the town, but she was married to a woman, and she suspected people knew about her sexual orientation."
"The town's government suggested installing a security camera in the courtyard, but some of the parents objected, threatening to stop sending their kids to school because of the harassment."
Caroline Grandjean-Paccoud, a 42-year-old teacher, died by suicide on the first day of school in France after years of homophobic harassment. She had received threatening graffiti messages, including derogatory terms, in her rural community. Despite filing multiple police reports, no action was taken. Authorities were alerted by a suicide prevention hotline call she made shortly before her death. The local government suggested installing security cameras, but faced opposition from some parents concerned about the implications of the harassment.
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