Following the fatal stabbing of a teaching assistant at a school, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his condemnation of what he termed a "senseless wave of violence." The incident involved a 15-year-old student who attacked the 31-year-old woman. She later died in the hospital.
The attack occurred during a bag search at the beginning of the school day outside a middle school in Nogent, located in the Haute-Marne department of north-east France. Macron conveyed his condolences, stating that the nation was in mourning and that the government was committed to addressing crime.
Education Minister Élisabeth Borne announced her intention to visit Nogent to offer support to the school community and law enforcement. She praised the actions of those who intervened to subdue the attacker and protect the students and staff.
The suspect, a 15-year-old, was apprehended by gendarmes and taken into police custody. Authorities indicated that the individual was not previously known to the police and appeared to be a student at the school. The teaching assistant sustained multiple stab wounds, and approximately 300 students were placed on lockdown during the arrest.
In response to the incident, Élisabeth Allain-Moreno, from the SE-Unsa teachers’ union, highlighted that the teaching assistant was simply performing her duties. Jean-Rémi Girard, from the National Union of Secondary Schools, emphasized the challenges of maintaining constant vigilance.
Marine Le Pen, a French far-right leader, criticized what she perceived as the "normalisation of extreme violence." She called for a strong political response to address juvenile violence.
The education ministry reported that random bag checks in schools had led to the seizure of numerous knives. Following a previous fatal attack at a school in Nantes, the prime minister advocated for increased security measures in and around schools.
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