French gendarmes control the access to a secondary school after a 31-year-old teaching assistant was stabbed (Credit: AFP)
Student fatally stabs teaching assistant in France
A 31-year-old teaching assistant tragically lost her life today after being attacked with a knife by a secondary school student during a routine bag search at a school in Nogent, eastern France.
The alleged attacker, identified as a 15-year-old student with no prior criminal record, was reportedly overpowered by gendarmes following the assault. Education officials confirmed the assistant sustained multiple knife wounds.
The fatal stabbing has sent shockwaves across the nation, prompting a strong response from French leadership. President Emmanuel Macron, commenting on the incident via X, expressed national grief, "While protecting our children, a teaching assistant lost her life, the victim of a senseless wave of violence." He added that "The nation is in mourning and the government is mobilised to reduce crime."
Alors qu’elle veillait sur nos enfants à Nogent, une assistante d’éducation a perdu la vie, victime d’un déferlement de violence insensé.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 10, 2025
Tous, nous sommes aux côtés de sa famille, de ses proches, de ses collègues et de l’ensemble de la communauté éducative.…
Education Minister Elisabeth Borne swiftly traveled to Nogent to offer support, stating on X, "I commend the composure and dedication of those who acted to subdue the attacker and protect the students and staff."
Un drame terrible a frappé ce matin un collège de Nogent : une assistante d’éducation a été victime d’une attaque au couteau par un élève de l’établissement.
— Élisabeth BORNE (@Elisabeth_Borne) June 10, 2025
J’exprime tout mon soutien à la victime et à ses proches.
Je salue le sang-froid et l’engagement de celles et ceux qui…
