France, Oct. 16 -- Five years after the death of French history and geography teacher Samuel Paty, beheaded by a Chechen Islamist, "the shock is still raw", according to Paty's sister. The sentiments of pain and fear are shared by many teachers across France, who say they lack the resources to deal with violence in schools.

On 16 October 2020, 47-year-old Paty was stabbed and then beheaded by Abdoullakh Anzorov, an 18-year-old Russian refugee of Chechen origin. Police shot him dead shortly after the attack.

Paty had shown caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed during a lesson on freedom of expression. But false claims spread online that he had forced Muslim students to leave the room before showing the images.

The attack took place near t...