French school blockades: what happens to the high-school movement

French high-school pupils have been blockading schools since mid-September. We are tracking whether the protests fade, how the investigations into police action end, and whether the government delivers on its promises on teachers and the education budget.

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The article that started it

Francúzski stredoškoláci blokujú školy od septembra. Vláda sľubuje 3-tisíc učiteľov, petícia žiada zákaz LBD

Hnutie, ktoré odštartoval štrajk učiteľov v Créteil, trvá. Zatknutých je okolo 6-tisíc, petícia proti „mrzačiacim zbraniam" má 100-tisíc podpisov.

12.10.2026

What we are still watching

The nationwide protest day on 13 October drew fewer people than „Black Tuesday" on 6 October (200,000 according to the interior minister)
The petition against „maiming weapons" reached 500,000 signatures from at least 30 departments
The IGPN or prosecutors closed the Lens investigation and established how the 15-year-old was injured
The suspension of stun grenades at school protests was extended or lifted
The promised 3,000 replacement teachers started and the share of closed secondary schools fell below 4%

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