Around 400 middle and high schools targeted by threats of attacks via messaging, according to Belloubet. A beheading video was notably sent to several establishments.

A 17-year-old minor was arrested and placed in police custody on Thursday in Malakoff in Hauts-de-Seine in the investigation into hacking of the digital platforms of educational establishments. “With the representatives of elected officials and publishers, we will deploy a real digital shield,” Nicole Bellou Bet promised Thursday on X.