FRANCIE - On Thursday, May 28th, a 15-year-old student at the Sylva Campus vocational school was engaged in wood carving with sixteen classmates and three instructors. One of the chainsaws used in the workshop kicked back and struck his carotid artery, killing him instantly. The 15-year-old student at the Sylva Campus vocational school was engaged in wood carving with sixteen classmates and three instructors on Thursday, May 28th. One of the chainsaws used in the workshop kicked back and struck his carotid artery, killing him instantly..

The Drôme prefecture announced that medical and psychological services were quickly mobilized to provide support to witnesses of the incident, as well as to the parents who wished to receive it. iStock The Sylva Campus vocational school, located in Montélimar and specializing in forestry professions, was the scene of this tragic accident. The 15-year-old student died on Thursday, May 28th, late in the morning, while practicing wood carving with sixteen classmates and three instructors in the Charols forest, a town in the Montélimar area.

The chainsaw used in the workshop kicked back and struck the teenager in the carotid artery. Firefighters were unable to revive him, according to the Agence France-Presse (AFP). The student's death was confirmed that morning and classified as an "accident during a training activity." The Drôme prefecture announced that medical and psychological services were quickly mobilized to provide support to witnesses of the incident and to the parents who wished to receive it.

Despite the deaths of five teenagers in 2025 – apprentices, vocational school students, or even those who were simply on work placements in 9th or 10th grade – the government continues to defend its education policy. Evidence of this is the partnership agreement signed on April 14th between Medef (the French Business Confederation) and the Ministry of National Education.

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