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Paris Student Jumps From Second-Floor Window at Middle School, Hospitalized but Stable

Authorities report no bullying complaints or prior suicidal signs.

Overview

  • The pupil, who jumped Wednesday from a second-floor corridor window at Collège Pierre‑Alviset in Paris’s 5th arrondissement, was found on the pavement and treated at the scene.
  • Firefighters evacuated him conscious to Necker Hospital, and officials from the Paris rectorate and fire brigade said his life is not in danger.
  • Investigators are reviewing surveillance video and witness accounts, and local reporting says the footage confirms the jump.
  • A police source told Le Parisien the student said to firefighters he intended to end his life, a detail reported by media but not formally confirmed by the rectorate.
  • Crisis support teams, including France’s medical‑psychological unit and mobile staff, were activated to help witnesses and school personnel, and officials requested a report on the circumstances.