Overview
- The 60-year-old art teacher was stabbed three to four times in her classroom at La Guicharde school in Sanary-sur-Mer and remains in critical condition.
- The suspect, a pupil in a class of early teenagers, was arrested and detained on suspicion of attempted murder, according to prosecutor Raphaël Balland.
- Education minister Edouard Geffray visited the campus and posted a message of support to the victim and school community on X.
- Authorities have identified no religious or political motive at this stage, and the prosecutor said the pupil had no criminal record and there were believed tensions with the teacher.
- The case comes after several high-profile school stabbings reported in 2025, including a fatal attack in Nantes and a staff killing in Nogent.