Teacher Stabbed at Robert-Schuman College in Benfeld: Ongoing Investigation and Community Response

On September 24, 2025, a 66-year-old music teacher was stabbed by a 14-year-old student at Robert-Schuman College in Benfeld, Bas-Rhin, resulting in hospital admission for both individuals. The attack occurred during class, prompting an immediate evacuation of the school by gendarmerie, who later apprehended the student after he reportedly inflicted self-injuries during the arrest.

The teacher suffered non-life-threatening injuries to her face and was quickly hospitalized, while the student experienced a cardiac arrest and was airlifted to Strasbourg University Hospital. Authorities revealed the attacker had a troubling history, including previous incidents involving Nazi graffiti and an expressed interest in Hitler and weaponry.

Local officials, including Mayor Jacky Wolfarth, confirmed that the school maintained a generally safe environment before the incident, reassuring parents who gathered anxiously outside. In the wake of the attack, psychological support measures were activated for students and staff, and Minister of National Education Elisabeth Borne condemned the incident, promising to visit the affected school.

A broader context of increasing youth violence in French schools was highlighted, correlating this event to a wider troubling trend of knife use among students in educational settings, as reported in various recent cases across the country. A judicial investigation has commenced to further explore the circumstances surrounding this shocking occurrence.