Overview
- A 15-year-old at Collège Sévigné in Roubaix threatened his math teacher with a knife inside the school, and a supervisor disarmed him as the teacher escaped harm.
- Prosecutors say the dispute began after the student was late and his notebook was taken, then he went to the canteen for a knife and returned to confront the teacher.
- Police sources report the minor displayed a blade about 20 centimeters long and chased the teacher before staff intervened.
- The student is in custody, has acknowledged the facts, and was previously unknown to the justice system, according to the Lille prosecutor’s office.
- He is being prosecuted for violence against a person carrying out a public service, will appear before a juvenile judge on July 7, and prosecutors will seek a provisional educational measure that can impose supervision and support while the case proceeds.