The head of the college managed to escape from her office, triggering the alarm. The police, who were intervening nearby, were able to arrest the 3rd grade student ‘very quickly’ The student, whose age is not specified, was arrested Friday afternoon in Dijon, northern France, the rectorate said.
The incident happened at a college in the suburbs of the city, near the city center. The student was arrested after threatening his principal with a knife without hurting her, we learned from the rectorsate.