Fireworks mortars fired at Henri-Moissan secondary school in Meaux, closure until Tuesday
Unidentified individuals fired fireworks mortars in a corridor of Henri-Moissan secondary school in Meaux on Thursday morning. The establishment remains closed and teaching will continue remotely until Tuesday.
Incident at Henri-Moissan secondary school in Meaux
According to BFM TV and local authorities, unidentified individuals fired several fireworks mortars on Thursday morning in the first-floor corridor of Henri-Moissan secondary school in Meaux, in Seine-et-Marne. No injuries were reported. Material damage was limited to black marks on the floor.
This establishment had already been the victim of a fire in early October. The sub-prefect of Meaux visited the site to meet with the headteacher and teaching staff. The establishment remains closed and has switched to distance learning for the remainder of the week and until Tuesday.
The incident occurs a few days after the assault on an elected representative from the Île-de-France region outside a secondary school in Chelles, also in Seine-et-Marne. On Tuesday, the latter was assaulted and splashed with petrol whilst attempting to intervene to resume classes. An investigation for attempted voluntary manslaughter of a person holding public authority was opened following her complaint.
On Thursday, the government announced its intention to systematically refer all criminal acts committed in the vicinity of secondary schools, and notably those targeting education personnel, to the judicial authorities in the context of the ongoing secondary school movement.
Source: BFM TV