Ancenis Stabbing Victim Out of Danger as France Confronts Violence in Schools

Overview

• The 15-year-old girl stabbed at the Joubert‑Maillard high school on Friday left surgery and is no longer in danger, and the 15-year-old suspect remains in custody under a probe for attempted murder.
• Investigators seized the knife used along with other blades from the boy’s bag, and the Nantes prosecutor says the cache and earlier steps indicate premeditation.
• Authorities say the suspect had recent psychiatric crises, including a late‑March runaway with suicidal intent and a request from his mother for psychiatric hospitalization.
• In Toulon, police arrested a 13-year-old who brought a loaded pistol to his middle school, and the prosecutor says the gun belonged to his father, who was also taken into custody.
• In Montpellier, a filmed fight in a school hallway prompted a one‑week administrative inquiry, temporary removals, and security teams on site, and the teacher later said he regretted slapping a student and filed a complaint, as officials note a national rise in weapons found at schools.