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Students form a guard of honour for their teacher

The 700 students from the Paul Fort college, in Is-sur-Tille, in France, form a guard of honour in tribute to their sports teacher who is retiring.

Alain Donnat
Source: Facebook/Muriel Donnat

Chief educational adviser Arlette Matt organised the homage for Alain Donnat, who taught at the school for 38 years.

We can see he's quite touched, having trouble to hold back the tears :

Some New-Zeland students did something similar last month for a guidance counselor who had been with their school for 30 years.

They performed a haka, a traditional war dance from the Maori people :


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By Audrey Bourget




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