PARIS (AP) — The French government is planning to place police officers in schools in an effort to tackle violence following a string of serious incidents that prompted a debate over school security.
Interior minister Christophe Castaner said Friday following a meeting with the justice and education ministers that the government expects to present plans to officials next week.
The meeting was called after a video showing a student threatening his teacher with a fake gun went viral last week. The teenager was charged with aggravated violence.
French media reported that four other high school pupils have also been accused of threatening two teachers with fake guns earlier this month within their school in the port city of Le Havre.
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