# Teenager arrested after two teachers shot at French school

> A ninth-grade student opened fire at a middle school near Marseille on Monday, injuring a principal and teacher before being restrained by staff.
- Title: Teenager arrested after two teachers shot at French school
- Summary: A ninth-grade student opened fire at a middle school near Marseille on Monday, injuring a principal and teacher before being restrained by staff. A…
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- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2keg7910gvo
- Published: 2026-10-12T10:01:03.419+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: lakanal middle school, aubagne, marseille, france, school shooting, student arrested, news, world
## Student opens fire at French school
A ninth-grade student was arrested immediately after shooting a principal and teacher at Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, near Marseille, on Monday morning.
## Both teachers treated for injuries
The headteacher, fifty-three, was shot in the leg. The thirty-seven-year-old teacher's thigh was hit. Neither injury is life-threatening and no children were harmed.
## Staff member restrained the shooter
The student entered the school with a gun and fired several shots before being restrained by a member of staff. All students were immediately confined and made safe within seconds.

> All students were immediately confined and made safe within seconds.
## Key takeaway

A fourteen-year-old student shot a principal and teacher at Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, France on October twelfth, twenty twenty-six. Both staff members sustained non-life-threatening injuries and the student was arrested immediately.