Demonstrations banned in front of closed high schools, 235 injured since Monday

Demonstrations will be prohibited in front of high schools closed on Friday, the Ministry of the Interior announced on the evening of Thursday, October 1. The prefects have issued orders to this effect. A little earlier, the Minister of National Education, Edouard Geffray, announced that these closures, decided to protect students, would concern 400 establishments. He was a guest on the 8 p.m. news on France 2. According to his count, 235 people have been injured since Monday during the mobilization, including 170 students. “The high school movement has been taken hostage by ultra-violent groups,” he said. Follow our live stream.

• The situation has become tense in front of several establishments. According to figures from the Ministry of the Interior, 1,027 establishments were affected by mobilization, including 222 blockages. The police made 1,949 arrests and 84 police officers and gendarmerie soldiers were injured. Several fires caused damage in front of schools and clashes took place with the police.

• An interministerial crisis unit in Matignon. Faced with the worsening situation, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu chaired an interministerial crisis unit at the start of the afternoon. The government, the right and the far right point to the responsibility of La France insoumise, which in turn accuses Matignon of “sinking into conspiracy”.

• The Defender of Rights is worried. François-Noël Buffet took action after a minor was injured on Monday during the blocking movement of high school students in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône (Val-d'Oise). This self-referral by the Defender of Rights leads to the opening of an investigation carried out by this independent administrative authority.

• Edouard Geffray listening. The Minister of National Education will receive on Friday the union organizations representing staff, parent associations, high school associations and elected officials from the National Council for High School Life. His "objective" is to "make these exchanges concrete progress in the service of students, staff and the school", he added on X.