UA minute of silence will be observed Thursday at 3 p.m. “in all schools” in France in tribute to the teacher stabbed by a student on Wednesday in her class in Saint-Jean-de-Luz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), a drama that makes under investigation for “murder”.
“A minute of silence will be observed tomorrow in all establishments in the country, in schools tomorrow at 3 p.m., as well as in SNU (universal national service, editor’s note) centers,” said Minister of National Education Pap Ndiaye. during a press conference in front of the Saint-Thomas d’Aquin Catholic high school where this 52-year-old Spanish teacher was killed.
“It’s a sad day for National Education, it’s a sad day of course for this establishment,” added Mr. Ndiaye, accompanied by his counterpart in the Civil Service Stanislas Guerini.
An investigation has been opened for “assassination”, indicated alongside them the prosecutor of Bayonne, Jérôme Bourrier. The alleged perpetrator of the assault, a 16-year-old student, was “taken into custody”. He “was not known to the police or the justice services,” added the magistrate who will hold another press conference on Thursday afternoon.
“His condition allows police custody” in the premises of the Bayonne judicial police, he said, while two sources familiar with the matter spoke to AFP of a young man making “incoherent remarks” and to the “proven psychiatric disorders”. “To my knowledge, there were no particular circumstances or reports,” said Mr. Ndiaye.
