• A 14-year-old pupil stabbed a 60-year-old art teacher in France, leaving her in critical condition.
• The attack occurred at La Guicharde secondary school in Sanary-sur-Mer, witnessed by other students.
• The suspect was arrested following the incident, with no apparent religious or political motives identified.

A teenage student in southern France critically wounded an art teacher by stabbing her multiple times on February 3. The 60-year-old victim was attacked in front of around 20 other students, leading to her being in a critical condition, as confirmed by local prosecutor Raphaël Balland, who has indicated the pupil is suspected of attempted murder, according to lemonde, scmp, and bbc.

The stabbing occurred at La Guicharde secondary school, where Education Minister Edouard Geffray expressed shock and concern, stating he was heading there immediately to support the community. Balland also added that there were no signs of religious or political motives; instead, recent tensions between the student and teacher may have contributed to the act, according to lemonde, scmp, and bbc.

La Guicharde school was evacuated following the incident, and classes for the next day were canceled to ensure student safety and to re-establish a sense of security within the community. This incident adds to a distressing pattern of violence in French schools, highlighted by past serious attacks, including the murder of a teaching assistant last year and a fatal stabbing of a student in Nantes, according to lemonde, scmp, and bbc.