![Une directrice d'école maternelle a été séquestrée et menacée de mort avec une arme de poing ce lundi à Nice, dans les Alpes-Maritimes. Une enseignante a également été menacée et giflée. [Jean-Marc Barrère / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/195567272/0a69d40acfbb9942300a0008babddf01b5038aba994a3345cfc5f2972203d738)
Overview
- The 53-year-old school nurse placed in custody during a lycée blockade had her garde à vue lifted Monday and the file was closed by the Montpellier parquet for lack of a sufficiently characterized offence.
- Social media video of the Montpellier intervention shows a police officer throwing the nurse to the ground, handcuffing her and placing her face down while two 15-year-old students were also arrested for refusing summons, and the préfecture said officers acted for outrage, illegal blocking and rebellion.
- In Nice a 36-year-old mother of pupils was arrested after allegedly sequestering a nursery director, threatening staff with a firearm and a knife, assaulting a teacher and prompting an inquiry opened for attempted murder with her custody extended while the reported weapon has not been found.
- Education and local authorities have mobilised support teams and psychological care for school staff, the education minister plans to visit the Nice school later this week, and unions and left‑leaning elected officials have demanded internal investigations into police conduct at protest sites.
- Both episodes come during a wave of lycée blockades that is sharpening national debate over the limits of protest, use of force by police at school sites and tighter protective measures for educators, which could lead to internal probes and policy changes on school security.