Overview

• A 66-year-old music teacher was stabbed around 8:15 a.m. inside Collège Robert‑Schuman in Benfeld, sustaining facial injuries that are not life‑threatening.
• Gendarmes arrested a 14-year-old pupil who, during the arrest, inflicted knife wounds on himself; he was resuscitated and airlifted to Strasbourg hospital in urgent condition.
• Students were first confined and then evacuated, and a medico‑psychological support cell was activated to assist pupils, staff and families.
• The Strasbourg prosecutor has opened an inquiry and specialized gendarmerie units remain on site, with investigators saying the motive is currently unknown.
• Media report the boy was in child‑welfare care and previously flagged over alleged Nazi graffiti, details that authorities have not confirmed; Education Minister Élisabeth Borne is traveling to the school as unions and parents’ groups press for stronger mental‑health support.