France: student's father arrested for threatening to behead teacher

In France, a student's father was detained and later sentenced to six months in prison for threatening to behead a teacher. The discussion originated in a classroom, when the teacher asked a nine-year-old child not to "act smart." The child's father was present at the scene and reacted extremely violently to the teacher's reprimand. The man was immediately detained by authorities after the threat. The case raises again the issue of violence against teachers in school settings, a recurring problem in French schools.