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Overview
- Thursday's Acte IV saw thousands of lycéens and students demonstrate across Paris, Marseille, Lens and other cities while official counts of closed schools ranged from a few hundred to organisers' claims of up to 2,000.
- Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu delivered a conciliatory address, the government opened an online consultation that has drawn tens of thousands of contributions, and Education Minister Édouard Geffray promised a 'plan d'urgence' on replacing absent teachers within hours or days.
- The mobilization has included clashes with police, thousands of arrests and injuries, the Interior Ministry suspended the use of stun grenades for the student movement, and the IGPN has opened multiple investigations into police conduct.
- Student unions and several teacher unions announced a national day of strike and protest for Tuesday October 13, demanding far larger investment, mass recruitment of replacement teachers and major changes to post‑bac admissions including calls to abolish Parcoursup.
- The protests reflect deeper problems in French education such as chronic teacher shortages, large class sizes, and regional responsibility for school buildings, and they carry political weight ahead of the 2027 presidential campaign.