Schoolteacher Stabbed to Death by Pupil in Southwest France

Schoolteacher Stabbed to Death by Pupil in Southwest France
Saint-Thomas dAquin middle school, where a teacher died after being stabbed by a student, in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, southwestern France, on Feb. 22, 2023. Gaizka Iroz/AFP via Getty Images
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Saint-Jean-de-Luz, FRANCE—A 16-year-old pupil stabbed a Spanish-language teacher to death on Wednesday at a Roman Catholic high school in the high-end beach resort town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz in southwestern France, government officials said.

Local prosecutor Jerome Bourrier said the pupil was being held in custody. A murder investigation is underway, indicating that they suspect the young man had planned his attack beforehand, the prosecutor said.