According to local media, the police arrested the 14-year-old suspect, while the teacher was taken to the hospital.
The suspect was arrested immediately after the attack, after fleeing the scene. When arrested, this student stabbed himself and is currently being treated at the hospital.
In a post on X, French Minister of Education Elisabeth Borne said that an emergency response unit has been deployed to support students and staff. At that time, she was also present at the scene.
I strongly condemn the student attack on a teacher at a secondary school in Bas-Rhin. I express my solidarity with the teachers and the entire community of the school, Ms. Borne wrote.
Meanwhile, the Mayor of Benfeld town, where the incident occurred, Jacky Wolforth, said the school had been evacuated and described the incident as a single incident.
In recent years, the issue of school security in France has become a controversial topic.
In June, then-French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said the government would pilot the installation of security gates at schools, after a support employee was stabbed while checking his handbag.
Previously, in 2020, the murder of teacher Samuel Paty after he showed students the tragedy of Prophet Mohammad in a class on freedom of speech caused a major political shock.
