French student will be charged with premeditated murder in teacher’s stabbing
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- French secondary school teacher seriously injured after being stabbed by a student in Sanary-sur-Mer.
- Government officials express solidarity amid growing concern over school violence in France.
A 60-year-old art teacher was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon after being stabbed by a teenage student at La Garde Secondary School in Sanary-sur-Mer, southern France, authorities said.
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Details of the attack
Toulon public prosecutor Raphael Balaan said the student, a secondary school pupil, struck the teacher with at least three knife wounds. The student was immediately arrested and now faces charges of attempted murder. The teacher was rushed to hospital for intensive medical care.
Government response
French Education Minister Édouard Geffray visited La Garde Secondary School following the incident. He expressed his support on social media, saying, “I stand with the victim, her family, and the entire educational community, sharing in the deep shock they feel.”
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Rising school violence
The attack comes amid a series of violent incidents in French schools. In June last year, a 14-year-old student in Huziran was accused of killing a 31-year-old teaching assistant during a bag search. In April, a student in Nantes stabbed a girl to death and injured several classmates.
Authorities continue to monitor and respond to rising concerns over student violence in schools across the country.
