A French teacher at Lycée Malherbe in Caen was stabbed on Tuesday morning by a student. According to information from France Bleu Normandie, the attack took place within the school, in the classroom, around 11 a.m. The victim was allegedly targeted in the neck. “The alleged perpetrator has been arrested and the days of the teacher are not in danger”, simply indicated the public prosecutor of Caen to Ouest-France. “I do not confirm anything else for the moment, neither the quality of student, nor the weapon”, she specified to AFP. No student was otherwise injured.
“A 40-year-old teacher was attacked by a student with a knife at Malherbe high school. The student was arrested by the police,” Jérôme Adell, departmental secretary of the Calvados FSU, told AFP, adding that he did not know whether the attack took place “in the hallway or when leaving the classroom” . According to another unionized teacher, the victim teaches French.
“Absolutely unspeakable act”
A dozen firefighters and two ambulances were mobilized, while the police carried out several inspections within the establishment. A psychological unit will be set up and classes should be able to resume – at least for some of the students – this Tuesday afternoon.
In a letter sent at midday to the parents of pupils, the management of the establishment specifies that “the whole of the educational community condemns this absolutely unspeakable act and gives its full support to the teacher at and all the witnesses of this aggression.