Blocking of high schools: fires and clashes on the sidelines of school mobilizations

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• Direct Blocking of high schools: several fires in front of educational establishments, clashes with the police

The situation became tense this Thursday morning, as students were called to join the mobilization of high school students.

What you need to know

The situation is tense in several educational establishments in the country. High school students, who are demanding replacement teachers and more resources, are mobilizing again on Thursday, October 1. Several fires caused damage in front of schools, particularly in Nantes, and clashes took place with the police in Ile-de-France, Toulouse and Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), according to police sources at France Télévisions. Follow our live stream.

The mobilization is spreading across France. The movement, which began about a week ago, affected 356 establishments throughout France on Wednesday, compared to 338 on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of the Interior. The government tried on Wednesday to put an end to the spread of the movement by announcing the opening of a “consultation platform” to which “all high school students will be able to contribute”.

Students, staff and law enforcement officers injured. On Wednesday alone, 625 people were arrested and 83 police officers and gendarmes injured. Since the start of the blockades, 119 students and staff have been injured, according to the report communicated Wednesday by Édouard Geffray.

Suspicions of police violence. The IGPN, the "police of police", was seized of three investigations after high school students were injured during blockades of establishments, announced the Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez, according to whom the police intervened "with a lot of proportionality". These investigations concern events which took place in Sevran (Seine-Saint-Denis), Saint-Ouen-L'Aumône (Val-d'Oise) and Tours, where a young man was injured in the head on Wednesday and was hospitalized.

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#LYCEES Beyond Nantes, several fires caused damage in front of schools, and clashes took place with the police in Ile-de-France, Toulouse and Bayonne, according to police sources at France Télévisions. Here is a photo taken by an AFP photographer in front of the Lumière high school in Lyon.

(Alex MARTIN / AFP)

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#LYCEES "I firmly condemn these acts which are detrimental to the struggle of high school students", writes LFI deputy for Loire-Atlantique Andy Kerbrat on The deputy speaks of “individuals outside the high school movement [who] started a fire”.

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#LYCEES An “intentional fire”, the origin of which was not specified, was started and spread across the facade of the Nantes high school before being brought under control, declares the deputy principal, Gaëlle Cordier. Here is an image of the hall after the firefighters' intervention.

(ANNE BERTRAND / RADIO FRANCE)

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#LYCEES The hall of the Nelson-Mandela high school was destroyed by a fire in Nantes, noted an AFP journalist.

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#LYCEES Several local elected officials react to the fire which affected a high school in Nantes. “The same violence everywhere. The same political exploitation everywhere,” lamented Christelle Morançais, LR president of the Pays de la Loire region, on

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#LYCEESThe Nelson-Mandela high school in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) was affected by a fire, reports ICI Loire Océan. The exact circumstances of this fire outbreak are currently unknown, while high school students have been mobilized since this morning in front of this high school. Firefighters are on site and all staff and students have been evacuated. According to testimonies from high school students collected by ICI Loire Océan, a trash fire spread to the high school.

(ANNE BERTRAND / RADIO FRANCE)

Tagadaharibo

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#HIGH SCHOOLS Where are the high school protests and how big is the movement?

Response from Paolo Philippe

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Hello @Tagadaharibo, many high schools are blocked all over France, as reported by the ICI antennas and the local media. Yesterday, the government noted an "extension of the movement" and a "rise in violence", while high school students are protesting in particular against overcrowded classes and schedules. The protest also took on a political aspect, with several parties accusing LFI of political exploitation.

Paolo Philippe

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#LYCEES In the comments, several of you have reported to us other high school blockages in Caen (Calvados).

Response from PetiteRenarde

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Here in Caen at least two high schools blocked: Malherbe high school and smoke at Laplace high school

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#LYCEES Several high schools are also blocked in Paris and its suburbs, such as Montreuil and Meudon. In front of the Louis-Armand high school (15th arrondissement), high school students set up barricades and the firefighters intervened. No tensions to report.

(ILAN CARO / FRANCEINFO)

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In Alençon, three high schools are affected by blockages, as reported HERE Normandie. In Rennes, four high schools, including that of Bréquigny (our photo), are blocked, according to ICI Armorique. Le Télégramme also mentions tensions in the Breton city.

(BAPTISTE ROUX / RADIO FRANCE)

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It's 9 a.m., here's a new update on the news:

• #BUDGETThe government presents this morning its draft budget for the year 2027, which includes 54 billion euros in savings to reduce the deficit. Several measures, including the partial freezing of the increase in pensions, promise lively debates.

• #HIGH SCHOOLS The movement of high school students continues in France, where several establishments are blocked all over France. According to a count sent by the Student Union, ten faculties are also blocked. The government deplored yesterday a "rise in violence".

• #WEATHERThe red “rain-flood” vigilance was lifted yesterday evening in Hérault and Gard. Schools, closed yesterday in Gard and partially closed in Hérault, are reopening today and public transport will also operate.