The stabbing happened during a bag search, which had been set up as part of a government effort to address concerns about increased violence in schools.

The 31-year-old teaching assistant was attacked and seriously wounded with a knife during a bag search outside of the Françoise Dolto secondary school in Nogent.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that the "nation was in mourning" after the death of the 31-year-old.

The stabbing happened during a bag search, which had been set up as part of a government effort to address concerns about increased violence in schools.