Overview

• A 15-year-old student fatally stabbed a 31-year-old school monitor during a routine bag check at a Nogent secondary school.
• Gendarmes stationed outside the school swiftly arrested the suspect, who remains in custody as authorities investigate.
• The bag check protocol was a long-established security measure carried out under a joint circular from Retailleau and Borne.
• Political leaders including Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella have demanded stricter policies to combat juvenile violence following the attack.
• Government data show a rise to 13.7 serious incidents per 1,000 students in 2022–23, underscoring a growing trend of violence in French schools.