The head of the college managed to escape from her office, triggering the alarm. The police, who were intervening nearby, were able to arrest the 3rd grade student "very quickly", says the rector of the Dijon academy, Pierre N'Gahane.
The boy's age is not specified, according to the rectors of the two schools in the city. The incident occurred Friday afternoon in the suburbs of Dij on France's south coast. The student was arrested by police.