"The police are there to protect the students." As for the Minister of National Education Edouard Geffray, he assured on franceinfo that "the police are there to protect the students" and "to confront ultra-violent individuals." #MobilisationLycéenne #Manif6Octobre #ÉducationNationale (translated)
"The activists of the CGT will be there to protect high school girls and boys." According to Sophie Binet, "the activists of the CGT will be there to protect high school girls and boys," as the blockades of high schools and gatherings have been accompanied by numerous tensions with law enforcement. #MobilisationLycéenne #Manif6Octobre #ÉducationNationale (translated)
On October 6, 2026, a union coalition from the National Education joins high school students for a day of demonstrations across France, marking Act III of a high school blockade movement in response to demands regarding teaching conditions and police violence. #MobilisationLycéenne #Manif6Octobre #ÉducationNationale (translated)
