Overview
- The student movement that began in mid‑September remains active nationwide with blockades, hundreds of partly or fully closed schools, and large demonstrations reported after Tuesday’s marches.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced a temporary suspension of stun, flash and shock grenades at the school protests following serious injuries to pupils, including a 15‑year‑old who lost a hand.
- Police oversight bodies have opened multiple investigations into protest incidents and one officer has been charged with illegal use of force over a close‑range grenade firing.
- The Education Ministry says about one in ten lessons is lost on average, and it confirmed 4,000 teaching posts were cut in the past year with 1,500 more planned, which students and unions cite as the core cause of the unrest.
- Government leaders have urged moderation and offered limited talks and measures, while unions and teachers plan further actions and officials warn the unrest could spread into a broader social crisis ahead of the 2027 presidential vote.