Teacher killed in stabbing attack by pupil at Slovak secondary school
A teacher was killed and a student and another teacher were wounded when a fellow pupil carried out a stabbing attack at a secondary school in Staškov, northwestern Slovakia, on Tuesday. The attacker, an eighth-grade student aged between 13 and 15, was arrested at the scene. President Peter Pellegrini warned that social media and political rhetoric were fuelling youth aggression.
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A teacher was killed and a student and another teacher were wounded in a stabbing attack at a secondary school in Staškov, northwestern Slovakia, on Tuesday, emergency services said. The attacker was identified as a fellow pupil in the eighth grade, typically aged between 13 and 15, and was arrested at the scene.
Police described the incident as a violent crime and said the situation had been brought under control. Prime Minister Robert Fico offered his condolences, while President Peter Pellegrini said he was shocked that this was yet another case in which a student attacked teachers and a classmate. He warned that social media and political rhetoric were poisoning the public sphere and influencing children's behaviour in schools.
The attack is the second fatal school stabbing in Slovakia in less than two years. A January 2025 incident in Spišská Stará Ves saw an 18-year-old kill a fellow pupil and a teacher. A separate fatal school stabbing occurred at an elementary school in central Slovakia in 2020.
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