Knife attack in a high school in Nantes: Do metal detection portals really have to be installed in schools?

After the murderous knife attack in a Nantes high school, the government revived the idea of security portals. A controversial measure, considered costly, inefficient and difficult to enforce.

After every tragedy, the same security response: the generalization of porticoes, controls, barriers. Following a new deadly attack in a high school in Nantes, the policies revive the idea of supervising the entrance of schools like that of an airport or a prison. The illusion of security?

After the stabbing attack in a high school in Nantes where a student killed a young girl and wounded three other high school students on Thursday 24 April, the government wants to strengthen security around the schools. Florent Martin,...

Actu Forces De l'Ordre In the aftermath of the stabbing attack in a Nantes high school, perpetrated by a 15-year-old boy, a wave of emotion crosses the country. In this tense context, a citizen initiative is growing: nearly 20,000 people have already signed a petition calling for the release of the series Adolescence, produced by Netflix, in the [...] Article Attack in a high school in Nantes: A petition calls for the dissemination of the series…