People gather in
front of the Albi, France, school Friday after a kindergarten teacher was
fatally stabbed in class.
A woman stabbed and killed a
French kindergarten teacher in her classroom as students watched on Friday morning
-- the last day of school before summer break, the French education minister
said.
The teacher, 34, identified only as
Fabienne, was stabbed in front of her students, allegedly by a parent of a
child who attends the school in Albi in southwestern France, Education Minister
Benoit Hamon told reporters at a news conference.
A suspect was taken into custody, Hamon
said. He didn't name the suspect or talk of a possible motive, but said she was
the mother of a child who'd been attending the school only for a month and a
half.
"It is my role, and it is the role
of the government, to ensure that in the future we better protect our schools
and shield (them) from violence," Hamon said.
Fabienne was married with two young
children and was a "fantastic teacher," Hamon said.
French President Francois Hollande
expressed dismay and said public servants would look after the children who
witnessed the killing, according to his office.
A psychiatric unit has been set up to
assist people in the community, Hamon said.
Albi is about 40 miles (65 kilometers)
northeast of Toulouse.
Culled from CNN
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