(Radio France) French Education Minister Nicole Belloubet on Friday announced the creation of a national “mobile force” to be deployed to schools facing security issues. The move comes amid a spate of death threats directed at teaching staff.
“This school force will enable struggling establishments to address difficulties over a long period, and is meant to reassure teachers” and education staff, she said during a visit to a vocational high school in Bordeaux, where staff recently faced threats.
According to French press agency AFP, the minister’s office said that the team would consist of “around 20 agents from the National Education system.”
The team will be operational from the beginning of the 2024 school year, in September.
