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NDTV
2 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Pupil Stabs To Death Assistant At French School
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday condemned a "senseless wave of violence" after a teaching assistant stabbed by a 15-year-old pupil outside a school in the east of the country died of her wounds. The secondary school student was arrested after attacking the 31-year-old assistant with a knife during a bag search in Nogent in eastern France, officials said. France has in recent years seen a series of attacks on teachers and pupils by other schoolchildren. "While protecting our children, a teaching assistant lost her life, the victim of a senseless wave of violence," Macron wrote on X, commenting on the latest in a spate of such incidents at French schools. "The nation is in mourning and the government is mobilised to reduce crime," he added. Education Minister Elisabeth Borne was on her way to Nogent "to support the entire school community and the police." "I commend the composure and dedication of those who acted to subdue the attacker and protect the students and staff," she said on X. The pupil is 15 years old and did not have a criminal record. The teaching assistant received several knife wounds just as classes were starting, and the alleged attacker, who was overpowered by gendarmes, "appears to be a student at the school," education officials said. Have Had Enough In March, French police started random searches for knives and other weapons concealed in bags at and around schools. The teaching assistant was "simply doing her job by welcoming students at the entrance to the school", said Elisabeth Allain-Moreno, secretary general of the SE-UNSA teachers' union, expressing "immense pain". Ms Allain-Moreno said that the attack "shows that nothing can ever be completely secure and that it is prevention that needs to be focused on." Jean-Remi Girard, president of the National Union of Secondary Schools, added: "It's impossible to be more vigilant 24 hours a day. "We can't say that every student is a danger or a threat, otherwise we'd never get out of bed in the morning." French far-right leader Marine Le Pen denounced what she called the "normalisation of extreme violence, encouraged by the apathy of the authorities." "Not a week goes by without a tragedy striking a school," Ms Le Pen said on X. "The French people have had enough and are waiting for a firm, uncompromising and determined political response to the scourge of juvenile violence." At the end of April, after a fatal attack at a school in Nantes, the education ministry reported that 958 random bag checks in schools had led to the seizure of 94 knives. After that knife attack, which left one person dead and three injured, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou called for "more intensive checks around and inside schools".
eNCA
2 days ago
- Politics
- eNCA
Pupil stabs to death assistant at French school
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday condemned a "senseless wave of violence" after a teaching assistant stabbed by a 15-year-old pupil outside a school in the east of the country died of her wounds. The secondary school student was arrested after attacking the 31-year-old assistant with a knife during a bag search in Nogent in eastern France, officials said. France has in recent years seen a series of attacks on teachers and pupils by other schoolchildren. "While protecting our children, a teaching assistant lost her life, the victim of a senseless wave of violence," Macron wrote on X, commenting on the latest in a spate of such incidents at French schools. "The nation is in mourning and the government is mobilised to reduce crime," he added. Education Minister Elisabeth Borne was on her way to Nogent "to support the entire school community and the police." "I commend the composure and dedication of those who acted to subdue the attacker and protect the students and staff," she said on X. The pupil is 15 years old and did not have a criminal record. The teaching assistant received several knife wounds just as classes were starting, and the alleged attacker, who was overpowered by gendarmes, "appears to be a student at the school," education officials said. - 'Have had enough' - In March, French police started random searches for knives and other weapons concealed in bags at and around schools. The teaching assistant was "simply doing her job by welcoming students at the entrance to the school", said Elisabeth Allain-Moreno, secretary general of the SE-UNSA teachers' union, expressing "immense pain". Allain-Moreno said that the attack "shows that nothing can ever be completely secure and that it is prevention that needs to be focused on." Jean-Remi Girard, president of the National Union of Secondary Schools, added: "It's impossible to be more vigilant 24 hours a day. "We can't say that every student is a danger or a threat, otherwise we'd never get out of bed in the morning." French far-right leader Marine Le Pen denounced what she called the "normalisation of extreme violence, encouraged by the apathy of the authorities." "Not a week goes by without a tragedy striking a school," Le Pen said on X. "The French people have had enough and are waiting for a firm, uncompromising and determined political response to the scourge of juvenile violence." At the end of April, after a fatal attack at a school in Nantes, the education ministry reported that 958 random bag checks in schools had led to the seizure of 94 knives. After that knife attack, which left one person dead and three injured, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou called for "more intensive checks around and inside schools".
RTÉ News
2 days ago
- Politics
- RTÉ News
Pupil, 14, stabs to death assistant at French school
French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned " after a 14-year-old pupil fatally stabbed a teaching assistant, the latest deadly incident at a school in the country. The secondary school student was arrested after attacking the 31-year-old assistant with a knife during a bag search in Nogent in eastern France, officials said. France has in recent years seen several attacks on teachers and pupils by other schoolchildren. In March, police started random searches for knives and other weapons concealed in bags at and around schools. The assistant at the Francoise Dolto school in Nogent was stabbed several times shortly before 8am, "as pupils were arriving for a visual inspection of their bags in the presence of the police", education officials said. The suspect was taken into custody. Emergency vehicles and police cars were parked outside the school at midday,. Pupils have been sent home and classes have been suspended for Tuesday and Wednesday. Nora, a local who knew the victim, said she was "very sad" for the woman's husband and young son. "Today it happened in Nogent but it could happen anywhere," she said. The alleged attacker was restrained by police officers present, said prosecutor Denis Devallois. One officer was slightly injured, he added. "While protecting our children, a teaching assistant lost her life, the victim of a senseless wave of violence," Mr Macron wrote on X. "The nation is in mourning and the government is mobilised to reduce crime," he added. Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said the threat of knives among children had become "critical". "It is our responsibility to make this widespread scourge a public enemy," he said on X. Education Minister Elisabeth Borne travelled to Nogent to express her support. "I commend the composure and dedication of those who acted to subdue the attacker and protect the students and staff," she said on X. 'Simply doing her job' In May, the deputy speaker of the French parliament, Naima Moutchou, said that carrying knives had become "a phenomenon" affecting "all areas" and people from all walks of life. She presented Mr Bayrou with a report on the possession of knives by minors. Pupils who carried knives included young people who wanted to "defend themselves" and those who were "psychologically fragile", she said. Sophie Venetitay, general secretary of the leading middle and high school teachers' union SNES-FSU, voiced "anger at the thought that a teaching assistant was exposed in this way". "Teaching assistants have an educational role and are not security guards outside schools," she said. The teaching assistant was "simply doing her job by welcoming students at the entrance to the school", added Elisabeth Allain-Moreno, secretary general of the SE-UNSA teachers' union. She spoke of her "immense pain" at the killing. "(It) shows that nothing can ever be completely secure and that it is prevention that needs to be focused on." Jean-Remi Girard, president of the National Union of Secondary Schools, added: "It's impossible to be more vigilant 24 hours a day. "We can't say that every student is a danger or a threat. Otherwise we'd never get out of bed in the morning." The interior ministry said that between 26 March and 26 May, 6,000 checks led to the seizure of 186 knives.
France 24
2 days ago
- France 24
Teenage student stabs teaching assistant to death at French school
French police were questioning a 15-year-old student who allegedly stabbed to death a 31-year-old school assistant on Tuesday as the pupils' bags were being checked outside the gates of a school in Nogent in northeastern France. The teenager was being held at the gendarmerie of Nogent while being questioned, the Haute-Marne Prefecture said. A police officer helping with the bag checks at the Françoise Dolto School in Nogent was slightly injured during the arrest, the gendarme service said. French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the "senseless wave of violence" after the fatal stabbing. 'While she was looking after our children in Nogent, an educational assistant lost her life, a victim of senseless violence,' French President Emmanuel Macron said in a post on X. 'The nation is in mourning and the government is mobilised to reduce crime.' Education Minister Élisabeth Borne was on her way to Nogent "to support the entire school community and the police". "I commend the composure and dedication of those who acted to subdue the attacker and protect the students and staff," she said on X. The 15-year-old suspect did not have a criminal record. The teaching assistant received several knife wounds just as classes were starting, and the alleged attacker, who was overpowered by gendarmes, "appears to be a student at the school", education officials said. 'Immense pain' In March, French police started random searches for knives and other weapons concealed in bags at and around schools. The teaching assistant was "simply doing her job by welcoming students at the entrance to the school", said Elisabeth Allain-Moreno, secretary general of the SE-UNSA teachers' union, expressing "immense pain". Allain-Moreno said that the attack "shows that nothing can ever be completely secure and that it is prevention that needs to be focused on". Jean-Rémi Girard, president of the National Union of Secondary Schools, added: "It's impossible to be more vigilant 24 hours a day. "We can't say that every student is a danger or a threat, otherwise we'd never get out of bed in the morning." French far-right leader Marine Le Pen denounced what she called the "normalisation of extreme violence, encouraged by the apathy of the authorities". "Not a week goes by without a tragedy striking a school," Le Pen said on X. "The French people have had enough and are waiting for a firm, uncompromising and determined political response to the scourge of juvenile violence," she added. In April, after a fatal attack at a school in Nantes, the education ministry reported that 958 random bag checks in schools had led to the seizure of 94 knives. After that knife attack, which left one person dead and three injured, Prime Minister François Bayrou called for "more intensive checks around and inside schools".
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
French school stabbing: Teen arrested for stabbing employee; Macron condemns violence
Representative image (AI) A French teaching assistant was stabbed to death on Tuesday by a 15-year-old student at Françoise Dolto Schoolin eastern France. The school student was arrested after attacking the 31-year-old assistant with a knife during a bag search in Nogent in eastern France, officials said. The teaching assistant was "simply doing her job by welcoming students at the entrance to the school", Elisabeth Allain-Moreno, secretary general of the SE-UNSA teachers' union, was quoted as saying by the news agency AFP. A police officer assisting with bag inspections sustained minor injuries during the arrest, according to the gendarmes (security forces) . Authorities are currently investigating the incident at Françoise Dolto School in Nogent. French President Emmanuel Macron also condemned the incident. "While protecting our children, a teaching assistant lost her life, the victim of a senseless wave of violence," Macron wrote on X, commenting on the latest in a spate of such incidents at French schools. "The nation is in mourning and the government is mobilised to reduce crime," he added. Fatal attacks like these have been uncommon in France, but there has been an increasing concern about violence in schools. To address this, the French education ministry implemented bag checks at certain schools this year. Over a two-month span this spring, 186 knives were confiscated during the checks, and 32 individuals were arrested, according to the interior minister's office on Tuesday.
