Tribute to Caroline Grandjean: more than 200 people gathered in Aurillac

More than 200 people gathered on Saturday August 29 in Aurillac, in Cantal, to pay tribute to Caroline Grandjean, school principal harassed for her homosexuality, who committed suicide in September 2025, noted ICI Pays d'Auvergne. The administrative investigation carried out by National Education after the suicide of Caroline Grandjean concluded that there was an “institutional failure in the support” provided to her.

The white march is organized by the teacher's widow, to "not forget" and demand justice. Last year, more than 600 people participated in a first tribute march to Aurillac, organized a few days after the death of the school principal.

On September 1, 2025, the day of the start of the school year, Caroline Grandjean was found dead in Anglards-de-Salers, near her home. This 42-year-old teacher worked in the Moussages primary school and had been the victim of homophobic tags and death threats since 2023. An investigation was opened in 2024 for “public insult committed due to sexual orientation” and “death threat committed due to sexual orientation”. An investigation closed in March 2025 by the Aurillac public prosecutor's office.