Overview
- The student movement intensified on Thursday and Friday, with authorities reporting roughly 1,900–2,000 people arrested and dozens to hundreds of police, school staff and pupils injured.
- Authorities closed more than 400 lycées and reported 564 establishments disrupted at mid-day as many schools moved lessons online to protect pupils and staff.
- In multiple cities protests turned violent with fires, damaged school entrances, attacks on principals and the presence of masked groups described by officials as 'casseurs', and regions estimate repair bills in the millions of euros.
- The government removed a planned 2027 registration-fee measure for some post-secondary classes and the education minister has begun talks with unions and student groups while prefects impose bans near closed schools and prosecutors open inquiries.
- Students plan further mobilisation for 6 October, a prospect that raises political pressure ahead of the 2027 campaign and could prolong classroom disruption, add legal actions and deepen regional repair costs.