The school was occupied by the Germans in the spring of 1943, and used by Lyon's Gestapo chief, Klaus Barbie, to torture resistance members, including Jean Moulin.
1943年春天，这所学校被德国占据，由里昂的盖世太保负责人克劳斯·巴比使用，折磨抵抗组织成员， 其中包括让·穆兰。