Aubagne school shooting reignites debate over security gates at French colleges

On Monday, a teenager shot the principal and a female teacher at Collège Lakanal in the town of Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône. The incident has revived discussions about installing metal detectors and other security barriers at school entrances. Martine Vassal, who leads the departmental council, expressed regret that the former head of the school had refused such measures. She announced plans to use every legal tool available to enforce security installations across the department’s public colleges.