French student who stabbed teacher in the face was fascinated by Nazism
The 14-year-old suspect, fascinated by Nazi ideology and previously sanctioned for related drawings, critically injured himself after stabbing a teacher with a kitchen knife, officials said.
- A 14-year-old student was arrested after allegedly stabbing a music teacher in the face during class in northeastern France.
- The teacher, 66, was hospitalized, but her injuries are not life-threatening, while the student also inflicted serious wounds on himself during the arrest.
- Education Minister Elisabeth Borne condemned the assault, stating that an emergency response unit was activated to support the school community.
- The motive for the stabbing remains unclear, but recent violent incidents in French schools have raised concerns over security measures.
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Teacher stabbed by student fascinated by 'Nazi ideologies' is in stable condition -French minister
Jacky Wolfarth, mayor of the town of Benfeld where the attack took place, said the school was evacuated and described the incident to reporters as "isolated."
After the stabbing attack on a teacher in the Lower Rhine, her 14-year-old assailant is still between life and death. The teenager had been disciplined and reported to the prosecutor and the prefect. This raises the question of the follow-up of students at risk. - "Without passing through the act, no exclusion": after the attack in a college in the Lower Rhine, the follow-up of the students at risk in question (Family and education).
A music teacher was stabbed in her classroom by a 14-year-old college student on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, reinvigorating the debate on school safety.
A music teacher was wounded in her face by one of her students who attacked her with a knife on Wednesday at the Robert-Schuman College in Benfeld. He was taken over by the long-standing Social Aid for Children, and he was multiplying "clear references to Nazism".
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